| NGC 700 | |
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 2MASS image of NGC 700. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 01h 52m 16.8s[1] |
| Declination | 36° 02′ 12″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015264[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4576 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Abell 262 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.16[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0?[1] |
| Size | ~55,000 ly (17 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 522-30, PGC 6928[1] | |
NGC 700 is alenticular galaxy located 200 millionlight-years away[2] in theconstellationAndromeda. NGC 700 was discovered by astronomerBindon Stoney on October 28, 1850.[3] It is also a member ofAbell 262.[4][5]
The galaxy PGC 6924 is often misidentified as NGC 700.[3]
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