NGC 713 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 713 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 55m 21.53040s [1] |
Declination | −09° 05′ 01.6672″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.0175 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5200 km/s [2] |
Distance | 239.1 ± 16.8 Mly (73.32 ± 5.15 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc(f) [3] |
Other designations | |
MCG -02-05-075, PGC 7161 [2] |
NGC 713 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus about 234 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886. [4] [5] [6]