Object name: NGC7700
Designation(s): NGC7700, NGC7699, NGC7701, IC1501,
NGC 7700 and 4 others make a nice five galaxy group about 220 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces south of the circlet. Oddly three of the galaxies (MCG-01-60-005, NGC 7700 and NGC 7699 make up the triple galaxy group USGC S290. Four of the galaxies make up the galaxy group LGG 476. I can\'t find which 4 it includes. MCG-01-60-005 is more distant than the others from its center so I will assume it is the odd galaxy out. A wider field of view will pick up two other galaxies NGC 7694 and NGC 7710. These are at less than half the distance of the 5 in my image so part of an entirely different group. I can\'t fathom why all five in my image aren\'t considered a group but three or four at a time are. NGC 7700 is an S0+ edge on spiral in NED and S0-a by the NGC project, that doesn\'t make it into any of the flat galaxy catalogs but is a nice edge on galaxy. MCG-05-60-005 is listed as an SB(s)d spiral. NGC 7699 is listed as SBa? by NED and Sa by the NGC project. It looks barred to me, however. Both NGC 7700 and 7769 were discovered by Albert Marth in 1864 using a 48\" scope so are two Herschel missed. However, William Herschel did discover NGC 7701 in 1784 with his 18.7\"reflector. It\'s not in either H400 program. While the two he missed are fainter they are visible in today\'s 17.5\" scopes and probably 16\" scopes but with his speculum mirror, Herschel was at a big disadvantage. IC 1501 is classed as S0o which I assume to mean it has an unusual number of O type stars. Its outer halo does appear a faint blue color. Otherwise, I don\'t quite see this. O stars are unusual in S0 galaxies. IC 1501 is classed SAB(s)bc pec: with HII emission. I didn\'t pick up the HII however. Nor do I know what gives it the peculiar status. Other sources say SBbc without the HII nor pec: reference. It was the last to be found on October 9, 1891 by Stéphane Javelle. I don\'t know what size scope was used. Since he was an accountant turned astronomer (I was a CPA and accounting prof) I sort of identify with the guy. While nearly another 100 galaxies are listed in NED in my frame there\'s no distance data for any of them so I\'ve not bothered to point them out on the annotated image.14\" LX200R @ f/10, L=4x10\' RGB=2x10\', STL-11000XM, Paramount ME
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Alternate Designation(s): 2MASS J23342703-0253578, 2MASS J23343022-0257118, 2MASS J23343150-0251155, 2MASS J23344006-0309100, 2MASX J23342701-0253582, 2MASX J23343029-0257132, 2MASX J23343148-0251152, 2MASX J23344004-0309102, 6dF J2334270-025358, 6dF J2334302-025713, 6dF J2334303-025713, 6dF J2334315-025115, 6dF J2334400-030910, 6dF J2334401-030910, 6dFGSv 11193, AGC 630213, AGC 630214, AGC 630215, AGC 630217, APMUKS(BJ) B233152.90-031033.4, APMUKS(BJ) B233156.13-031348.6, GALEXASC J233427.08-025355.9 , GALEXASC J233431.66-025118.0 , GALEXASC J233440.07-030908.6 , GALEXMSC J233427.06-025358.4 , GALEXMSC J233430.32-025713.6 , GALEXMSC J233431.58-025118.7 , GALEXMSC J233440.04-030909.6 , GSC 5254 00052, GSC 5254 00259, GSC 5254 00336, IC 1501, IC1501, IRAS 23320-0325, IRAS F23320-0325, LDCE 1586 NED004, LDCE 1586 NED005, LGG 476:[G93] 003, LGG 476:[G93] 004, MCG -01-60-006, MCG -01-60-007, MCG -01-60-009, NGC 7699, NGC 7700, NGC 7701, NGC7699, NGC7700, NGC7701, NSA 151957, NSA 151959, NSA 151962, NSA 151970, NVSS J233439-030854, PGC 071777, PGC 071779, PGC 071782, PGC 071786, SDSS J233440.06-030910.3, USGC S290 NED01, USGC S290 NED02, USGC S290 NED03,