NGC 706
Appearance
NGC 706 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 51m 50.529s[1] |
Declination | +06° 17′ 48.76″[1] |
Redshift | 0.016615[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4940 km/s[2] |
Distance | 230 Mly (71 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.50[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.20[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc?[3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1334, MCG +01-05-040, PGC 6897[2] |
NGC 706 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 230 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German–British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, M.; et al. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- ^ a b c "NGC 706". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ a b c d Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 706 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 706". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
External links
- Media related to NGC 706 at Wikimedia Commons