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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 703 is referenced by 984 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1–1000), epoch and NGC 241.

It sits within the topics Abell 262, Andromeda (constellation) and Astronomical objects discovered in 1786.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Right ascension
01 52 39.6
Declination
36 ° 10 ′ 17 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
5580 km/s
Distance
240 Mly (73 Mpc )
Group or cluster
Abell 262
Type
S0^-
Size
~82,000 ly (25 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.2 x 0.9

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Andromeda
Distance from Earth
75.34
Image
NGC 0703 DSS.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
E/S0
catalog code
Gaia DR2 342300995047663360
redshift
0.015851
discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1786-09-21
apparent magnitude
9.884
Commons category
NGC 703
right ascension
28.16494673712490
declination
36.17136337540720
radial velocity
4984
epoch
J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 703 is a lenticular galaxy located 240 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786 and is also a member of Abell 262.

NGC 703 is classified as a radio galaxy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 703” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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