NGC 703

NGC 703 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 703
PanSTARRS image of NGC 703.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 52m 39.6s[1]
Declination36° 10′ 17″[1]
Redshift0.018613[1]
Helio radial velocity5580 km/s[1]
Distance240 Mly (73 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)14.27[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0^-[1]
Size~82,000 ly (25 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-37, MCG 6-5-29, PGC 6957, UGC 1346[1]

NGC 703 is classified as a radio galaxy.[8][9][10][11]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 703. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  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. S2CID 9618325.
  7. Reddy, Naveen A.; Yun, Min S. (2004). "Radio and Far-Infrared Emission as Tracers of Star Formation and Active Galactic Nuclei in Nearby Cluster Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 600 (2): 695–715. arXiv:astro-ph/0309649. Bibcode:2004ApJ...600..695R. doi:10.1086/379871. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 15068448.
  8. "NGC 703". sim-id. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  9. Fanti, C.; Fanti, R.; Feretti, L.; Ficarra, A.; Gioia, I. M.; Giovannini, G.; Gregorini, L.; Mantovani, F.; Marano, B. (1982-01-01). "Radio and optical observations of 9 nearby Abell clusters - A262, A347, A569, A576, A779, A1213, A1228, A2162, A2666". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 105: 200–218. Bibcode:1982A&A...105..200F. ISSN 0004-6361.
  10. Blanton, Elizabeth L.; Sarazin, Craig L.; McNamara, Brian R.; Clarke, T. E. (2004-09-10). "Chandra Observation of the Central Region of the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 262: A Radio Source that is a Shadow of its Former Self?". The Astrophysical Journal. 612 (2): 817–824. arXiv:astro-ph/0405425. Bibcode:2004ApJ...612..817B. doi:10.1086/422677. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 2628446.
  11. Miller, Neal A.; Owen, Frazer N. (2001). "The Radio Galaxy Populations of Nearby Northern Abell Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 134 (2): 355–384. arXiv:astro-ph/0101114. Bibcode:2001ApJS..134..355M. doi:10.1086/320857. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 119052072.
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