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NGC 1701

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Caelum
Right ascension: 04 55 51.1486
Declination: −29 ° 53 ′ 00.980 ″
Redshift: 0.019 467 ± 0.000 0800
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5,836 ± 24 km/s
Distance: 280.8 ± 19.7 Mly (86.08 ± 6.05 Mpc )
Surface brightness: 22.65 mag/arcsec
Type: (R)SA(r)b
Size: ~170,500 ly (52.28 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.2′ × 0.9′

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NGC 1701, also known as the Trekkie Galaxy, is a large unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Caelum. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,836 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 86.1 ± 6.0 Mpc (~281 million ly). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 6 November 1834.

The luminosity class of NGC 1701 is II and it has a broad HI line.