NGC 706 explained

NGC 706
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Pisces
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.016615^[2]
H Radial V:	4940 km/s
Type:	Sbc?^[3]
Appmag V:	12.50
Appmag B:	13.20

NGC 706 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 230 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German–British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.^{[4] [5] [6]}

One supernova has been observed in NGC 706: SN 2001ed (type Ia, mag. 14.9).^[7]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. NGC 706. 2020-05-20.
3. The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies. Gil de Paz. Armando. Boissier. Samuel. Madore. Barry F.. Seibert. Mark. Joe. Young H.. Boselli. Alessandro. Wyder. Ted K.. Thilker. David. Bianchi. Luciana. 1. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173. 2. 185–255. December 2007. 10.1086/516636. 2007ApJS..173..185G. astro-ph/0606440. 119085482 .
4. Web site: The galaxy NGC 706 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-27.
5. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-03-27.
6. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 706. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-27.
7. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2001ed Transient Name Server entry for SN 2001ed.