NGC 710 is a spiral galaxy located 260 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by the Irish engineer and astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850[3][4] and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262.[5][6][7][8][9]
NGC 710 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 52m 53.9s[1] |
Declination | 36° 03′ 10″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020454[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6132 km/s[1] |
Distance | 260 Mly (80 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.27[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Scd[1] |
Size | ~42,000 ly (13 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 1.2[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG 6-5-33, PGC 6972, UGC 1349[1] |
It is also a radio galaxy.[10][11][12][13]
SN 2002eo
On August 20, 2002 a type II supernova designated as SN 2002eo was discovered in NGC 710.[14][15][16]
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 710.
- NGC 710 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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