NGC 734 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 53m 28.755118s [1] |
Declination | −16° 59′ 44.8274″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.040824 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11989 km/s |
Distance | 540 Mly (166 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.36 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0-a [3] |
Other designations | |
GSC 05856-01688, PGC 170023 [1] |
NGC 734 is a lenticular galaxy with a central bar [3] 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. [4] [2]
NGC 734 was identified as PGC 170023, but is often misidentified as PGC 7121. [5] SIMBAD also shows the position of NGC 734 as PGC 7121.
NGC 734 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 53m 28.755118s [1] |
Declination | −16° 59′ 44.8274″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.040824 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 11989 km/s |
Distance | 540 Mly (166 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.36 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0-a [3] |
Other designations | |
GSC 05856-01688, PGC 170023 [1] |
NGC 734 is a lenticular galaxy with a central bar [3] 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. [4] [2]
NGC 734 was identified as PGC 170023, but is often misidentified as PGC 7121. [5] SIMBAD also shows the position of NGC 734 as PGC 7121.