NGC 712

NGC 712 is a lenticular galaxy located 230 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in October 1828^[3] and is a member of Abell 262.^[4][5][6][7]

NGC 712
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 712
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 53m 08.4s[1]
Declination	36° 49′ 11″[1]
Redshift	0.017779[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5330 km/s[1]
Distance	230 Mly (69 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.77[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Size	~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.3 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
MCG 6-5-35, PGC 6988, UGC 1352[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 712. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
4. Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
5. Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000-11-01). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 9618325.
6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
7. "NGC 712". sim-id. Retrieved 2018-12-29.

External links

• NGC 712 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images