NGC 704
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 704
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 52m 37.8s [1]
Declination	36° 07′ 32″ [1]
Redshift	0.015778 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4730 km/s [1]
Distance	220  Mly (67  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type	E/S0 [2]
Size	~39,000  ly (12  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size (V)	0.1 x 0.6 [1]
Other designations
UGC 01343, PGC 006953, MCG +06-05-028 [1]

NGC 704 is a lenticular galaxy ^{[3] [4]} located 220 million light-years away ^[5] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786 ^[3] and is also a member of Abell 262. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 704 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 704 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images