NGC 712

NGC 712 is a lenticular galaxy located 230 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in October 1828^[3] and is a member of Abell 262.^[4][5][6][7]

NGC 712
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 712
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 53m 08.4s[1]
Declination	36° 49′ 11″[1]
Redshift	0.017779[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5330 km/s[1]
Distance	230 Mly (69 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.77[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Size	~100,000 ly (32 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.3 x 1.0[1]
Other designations
MCG 6-5-35, PGC 6988, UGC 1352[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)