| NGC 717 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 01h 53m 55.1s[1] |
| Declination | 36° 13′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016571[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4968 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 210 Mly (64.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | Abell 262 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.86[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~99,000 ly (30.4 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG 6-5-41, PGC 7033, UGC 1363[1] | |
NGC 717 is alenticular galaxy located 210 millionlight-years away[2] in theconstellationAndromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomerBindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850[3] and is a member ofAbell 262.[4][5][6]
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