NGC 709 explained

NGC 709
Constellation Name:	Andromeda
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	S0^[1]
Dist Ly:	45Mpc
Z:	0.011928
H Radial V:	3576 km/s
Group Cluster:	Abell 262
Appmag V:	15.23
Size V:	0.6 x 0.3
Size:	~14kpc (estimated)
Names:	PGC 006969

NGC 709 is a lenticular galaxy located 150 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] and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 709 . 2018-12-26.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-12-27.
3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-11-21.
4. Web site: NGC 709. sim-id. 2018-12-27.
5. Book: Steinicke, Wolfgang. Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. 2010-08-19. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49010-8. 309.
6. Scodeggio. Marco. Boselli. Alessandro. Gavazzi. Giuseppe. Trinchieri. Ginevra. Garilli. Bianca. 1992-08-01. Multifrequency windows on spiral galaxies. II - The A262 and Cancer clusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 94. 299–326. 0365-0138. 1992A&AS...94..299S.
7. Butcher. H. R.. Oemler. A. Jr.. 1985-04-01. The evolution of galaxies in clusters. IV - Photometry of 10 low-redshift clusters. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 57. 665–691. 10.1086/191022. 0067-0049. 1985ApJS...57..665B.
8. 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. 0004-6361. 1982A&A...105..200F.
9. Moss. C.. Dickens. R. J.. 1977-03-01. Redshifts of galaxies in the cluster Abell 262, and in the region of the Pisces group /centred on NGC 383/. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 178. 4. 701–715. 10.1093/mnras/178.4.701. 0035-8711. 1977MNRAS.178..701M. free.