NGC 710

NGC 710
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 710
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 52m 53.9s[1]
Declination	36° 03′ 10″[1]
Redshift	0.020454[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6132 km/s[1]
Distance	260 Mly (80 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.27[1]
Characteristics
Type	Scd[1]
Size	~42,000 ly (13 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.3 x 1.2[1]
Other designations
MCG 6-5-33, PGC 6972, UGC 1349[1]

NGC 710 is a spiral galaxy located 260 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by the Irish engineer and astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850^[3][4] and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

It is also a radio galaxy.^{[10][11][12][13]}

On August 20, 2002 a type II supernova designated as SN 2002eo was discovered in NGC 710.^[14][15][16]

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

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