NGC 1728
NGC 1728 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue.
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.jpg.webp) Galaxy group in Eridanus showing NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728 Credit: Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal NY | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 27.7s [1] |
| Declination | −11° 07′ 23″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.012552 [1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3 763 ± 11 km/s [1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 3 651 ± 12 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 167.3 Mly (51.3 Mpc) h−1 0.73 [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa pec edge-on [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 29.5 × 10.3 h−1 0.73 kpc [1] |
References
- "NED results for object NGC 1728". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- "NGC 6621". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
Media related to NGC 1728 at Wikimedia Commons
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