NGC 717

Galaxy in constellation Andromeda

NGC 717
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01^h 53^m 55.1^s^[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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 717. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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

New General Catalogue 500 to 999

Constellation of Andromeda

Stars

Bayer	α (Alpheratz) β (Mirach) γ (Almach) δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ (Adhil) ο π ρ σ τ υ (Titawin) φ χ ψ ω A b c υ Per (Nembus)
Flamsteed	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 (Veritate) 15 18 22 23 26 28 32 36 39 41 44 45 47 55 56 58 59 63 64 65 66 6 Per
Variable	R T U W Z RT RV RX SU SW TU TW WZ XZ AB AC AD AE AF AR BM BX CC CG CN DS DX EG ET EU FF GO GP GQ GX GR GY HH HN IW KK KX KZ LL LN LP LQ OP OS OU PX PY QR QV QX V385 V428 V439 V455 V529 V807
HR	1 40 56 78 104 122 134 178 275 282 283 289 379 410 483 687 746 748 8884 8925 8950 8962 8973 9011 9074 9075 9105
HD	16175 (Buna) 222155
Other	3XMM J004232.1+411314 ADS 48 HAT-P-6 (Sterrennacht) HAT-P-16 HAT-P-19 HAT-P-28 M31-RV KELT-1 NGC 44 NGC 82 NGC 84 NGC 91 NGC 162 NGC 464 Qatar-3 Qatar-4 PA-99-N2 WASP-1 WISE 0146+4234 WISE J0005+3737 WISE J004945.61+215120.0

Exoplanets	14 Andromedae b κ Andromedae b υ Andromedae b c d Gliese 15 Ab c HD 13931 b HD 16175 b HAT-P-6b HAT-P-32b WASP-1b WASP-33b Qatar-4b Qatar-5b

Star
clusters

NGC	206 272 752 956 7686
Other	Mayall II RBC EXT8

Nebulae

NGC	7662

Galaxies

Messier	32 110
NGC	5 11 13 19 20 21 27 39 43 48 49 51 67 68 69 70 71 72 74 76 79 80 81 83 85 86 90 93 94 96 97 108 109 112 140 149 160 169 181 183 184 214 218 226 228 229 233 243 252 258 260 262 280 304 317 389 393 404 425 431 477 512 513 523 528 529 531 536 542 561 605 620 668 679 687 700 703 704 705 708 709 710 712 714 717 721 732 753 759 801 812 834 891 906 910 911 912 913 920 937 980 995 996 999 1000 7640 7836
Numbered	I II III IV V VIII IX X XI XVIII XIX XXI
Other	3C 66A 3C 66B Andromeda Galaxy Arp 273 Donatiello I UGC 1840