NGC 732 | |
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Pan-STARRS image of NGC 732 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 56m 27.7s [1] |
Declination | 36° 48′ 08″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.019660 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5894 km/s [1] |
Distance | 250 Mly (77 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.49 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [1] |
Size | ~120,000 ly (37 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
Mrk 1011, MCG +06-05-057, PGC 007270, UGC 01406 [1] |
NGC 732 is a lenticular galaxy located 250 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 5, 1883 [3] and is a member of Abell 262. [4] [5] [6]
On July 20, 2017, a type Ia supernova designated as 2017fpt was discovered in NGC 732. [7] [8] [9] [10]
NGC 732 | |
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Pan-STARRS image of NGC 732 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 56m 27.7s [1] |
Declination | 36° 48′ 08″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.019660 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5894 km/s [1] |
Distance | 250 Mly (77 Mpc) [1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.49 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [1] |
Size | ~120,000 ly (37 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.0 [1] |
Other designations | |
Mrk 1011, MCG +06-05-057, PGC 007270, UGC 01406 [1] |
NGC 732 is a lenticular galaxy located 250 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 5, 1883 [3] and is a member of Abell 262. [4] [5] [6]
On July 20, 2017, a type Ia supernova designated as 2017fpt was discovered in NGC 732. [7] [8] [9] [10]