NGC 70
Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 70 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 7, 1855, by R. J. Mitchell and was observed on December 19, 1897, by Guillaume Bigourdan from France who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round, between 2 faint stars".
NGC 70 hosts a Seyfert Type II Active galactic nucleus (AGN).
NGC 70 is a member of a compact group of seven or eight galaxies, sometimes called the NGC 70 Group or the VV 166 Group.
The group comprises three relatively bright galaxies: 70, 71 and 72 in the NGC catalog, and four fainter galaxies. NGC 68 appears to be a group member, but its discrepant radial velocity and lack of tidal distortion suggest that it may be an unrelated galaxy along the group's line of sight. In photographs, the NGC 70 group resembles the much more famous Stephan's Quintet group, and it is a popular target for amateur astrophotographers.
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- N70s-crop.jpg by Credit Line and Copyright Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona, CC BY-SA 3.0 us
- NGC 0070 2MASS.jpg by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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