NGC 734

NGC 734
SDSS image of NGC 734
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 53m 28.755118s
Declination−16° 59′ 44.8274″
Redshift0.040824
Heliocentric radial velocity11989 km/s
Distance540 Mly (166 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)15.36
Characteristics
TypeSB0-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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "LEDA 170023". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  2. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 734". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 734 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.