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NGC 701
NGC 701 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 51m 03.848s[1]
Declination−09° 42′ 09.32″[1]
Redshift0.00611±0.00002[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1831.13±5.10[2]
Distance85.6 Mly (26.25 Mpc)[3]
Group or clusterNGC 681 Group[4]
Characteristics
TypeSBcd[3]
Other designations
AGC 410368, PGC 6826[5]

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.[6][7][8]

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