NGC 701
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| NGC 701 | |
|---|---|
| File:NGC 0701 SDSS.jpg NGC 701 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 51m 03.848s[1] |
| Declination | −09° 42′ 09.32″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00611±0.00002[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1831.13±5.10[2] |
| Distance | 85.6 Mly (26.25 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 681 Group[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBcd[3] |
| Other designations | |
| AGC 410368, PGC 6826[5] | |
NGC 701 is a spiral galaxy with a high star formation rate in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 86 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 65,000 light years. The object was discovered on January 10, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[6][7][8]
References
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External links
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