NGC 734 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 734 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01 53 28.755118 |
Declination | −16° 59′ 44.8274″ |
Redshift | 0.040824 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11989 km/s |
Distance | 540 Mly (166 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.36 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0-a |
Other designations | |
GSC 05856-01688, PGC 170023 |
NGC 734 is a lenticular galaxy with a central bar in the constellation Cetus, which is about 538 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on November 9, 1885, by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.
NGC 734 was identified as PGC 170023, but is often misidentified as PGC 7121. SIMBAD also shows the position of NGC 734 as PGC 7121.
See also
References
- ^ "LEDA 170023". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "Search specification: NGC 734". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 734 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
External links
- Media related to NGC 734 at Wikimedia Commons
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