NGC 706 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 51m 50.529s [1] |
Declination | +06° 17′ 48.76″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.016615 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4940 km/s [2] |
Distance | 230 Mly (71 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.50 [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.20 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc? [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1334, MCG +01-05-040, PGC 6897 [2] |
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]
NGC 706 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 51m 50.529s [1] |
Declination | +06° 17′ 48.76″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.016615 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4940 km/s [2] |
Distance | 230 Mly (71 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.50 [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.20 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc? [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1334, MCG +01-05-040, PGC 6897 [2] |
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]