NGC 705
Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
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NGC 705 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 705 | |
|---|---|
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 705 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 01h 52m 41.5s[1] |
| Declination | 36° 08′ 38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015057[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4514 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 190 Mly (58.2 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.63[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~69,000 ly (21.2 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 6ZW 90, CGCG 522-36, MCG 6-5-30, PGC 6958, UGC 1345[1] | |
Although NGC 705 is an early type galaxy, it has a dust lane that is concentrated toward its central region. It is projected to lie about 0.098 Mly (0.03 Mpc) from the cd-galaxy NGC 708.[7]
