NGC 706 is a spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 230 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German–British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.[4][5][6]

NGC 706
SDSS image of NGC 706
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 51m 50.529s[1]
Declination+06° 17′ 48.76″[1]
Redshift0.016615[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4940 km/s[2]
Distance230 Mly (71 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.50[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.20[3]
Characteristics
TypeSbc?[3]
Other designations
UGC 1334, MCG +01-05-040, PGC 6897[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 706: SN 2001ed (type Ia, mag. 14.9).[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 706". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  3. ^ a b c d Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636. S2CID 119085482.
  4. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 706 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  6. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 706". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  7. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2001ed. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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