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.
NGC 701 is a member of the MCG 02-05-053 Group (also known as LGG 33), which contains four galaxies, including NGC 701, NGC 681, MCG 02-05-053 and IC 1738.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 701. SN 2004fc (TypeII, mag. 15.5) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 21 October 2004. A precovery image had been taken by Kōichi Itagaki on 16 October 2004, which showed the supernova at magnitude 15.4.
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