NGC 1705

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NGC 1705

NGC 1705. Credit: NASA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 04h 54m 13.5s[1]
Declination -53° 21′ 40″[1]
Redshift 633 ± 6 km/s[1]
Distance 17 Mly (5.2 Mpc)[citation needed]
Type SA0- pec[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1′.9 × 1′.4[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.8[1]
Other designations
PGC 16282[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 1705 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pictor. It is estimated to be approximately 17 million light-years from the Earth[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 1705. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.

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