NGC 700

NGC 700 is a lenticular galaxy located 200 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. NGC 700 was discovered by astronomer Bindon Stoney on October 28, 1850.[3] It is also a member of Abell 262.[4][5]

NGC 700
2MASS image of NGC 700.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01^h 52^m 16.8^s[1]
Declination	36° 02′ 12″[1]
Redshift	0.015264[1]
Helio radial velocity	4576 km/s[1]
Distance	200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.16[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0?[1]
Size	~55,000 ly (17 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-30, PGC 6928[1]

The galaxy PGC 6924 is often misidentified as NGC 700.[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 700. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
4. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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.

External links

• Media related to NGC 700 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 700 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images