NGC 717 is a lenticular galaxy located 210 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850[3] and is a member of Abell 262.[4][5][6]
| NGC 717 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 01h 53m 55.1s[1] |
| Declination | 36° 13′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016571[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4968 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 210 Mly (64.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.86[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~99,000 ly (30.4 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG 6-5-41, PGC 7033, UGC 1363[1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 717. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
External links
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Media related to NGC 717 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 717 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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