NGC 717

NGC 717 is a lenticular galaxy located 210 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850^[3] and is a member of Abell 262.^[4][5][6]

NGC 717
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
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 or cluster	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]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)
• NGC 714

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 717. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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. Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.

External links

• Media related to NGC 717 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 717 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images