NGC 712

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NGC 712
NGC 712 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 712
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 53m 08.4s [1]
Declination 36° 49′ 11″ [1]
Redshift 0.017779 [1]
Helio radial velocity 5330 km/s [1]
Distance 230  Mly (69  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Abell 262
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.77 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Size~100,000  ly (32  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.3 x 1.0 [1]
Other designations
MCG 6-5-35, PGC 6988, UGC 1352 [1]

NGC 712 is a lenticular galaxy located 230 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in October 1828 [3] and is a member of Abell 262. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 712. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN   0365-0138.
  5. ↑ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000-11-01). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv: astro-ph/0001140 . Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   9618325.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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