NGC 701

barred spiral galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Cetus
Right ascension: 01 51 03.848
Declination: −09 ° 42 ′ 09.32 ″
Redshift: 0.006 11 ± 0.000 02
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1 831 .13 ± 5.10
Distance: 85.6 Mly (26.25 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 681 Group
Type: SBcd

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Image: NGC 701 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg

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NGC 701 is a spiral galaxy with a high star formation rate in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 86 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 65,000 light years. The object was discovered on January 10, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.

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