NGC 705

NGC 705 is a lenticular galaxy located 240 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786[3] and is also a member of Abell 262.[4][5][6][7]

NGC 705
PanSTARRS image of NGC 705.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 52m 41.5s[1]
Declination36° 08′ 38″[1]
Redshift0.015057[1]
Helio radial velocity4514 km/s[1]
Distance190 Mly (58.2 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)14.63[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Size~69,000 ly (21.2 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 0.3[1]
Other designations
6ZW 90, CGCG 522-36, MCG 6-5-30, PGC 6958, UGC 1345[1]

Although NGC 705 is an early type galaxy, it has a dust lane that is concentrated toward its central region. It is projected to lie about 0.098 Mly (0.03 Mpc) from the cd-galaxy NGC 708.[7]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 705. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  5. M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  6. Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X.
  7. Santiago, B. X.; Vale, T. B. (2008-05-06). "Deep surface photometry of edge-on spirals in Abell galaxy clusters". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 485 (1): 21–31. arXiv:0804.4653. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20079281. ISSN 0004-6361.
  • Media related to NGC 705 at Wikimedia Commons


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