NGC 1725
| NGC 1725 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 22.9s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 07′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012956[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3 884 ± 42 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 3 772 ± 42 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 172.8 Mly (53.0 Mpc) h−1 0.73 [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | 18.7 × 14.4 h−1 0.73 kpc[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-13-028, PGC 16488[2] | |
NGC 1725 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue. It was discovered on November 10, 1885 by the astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard.[3]
In 2009, a type Ia supernova was detected within NGC 1725. It was subsequently designated SN 2009F.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "NED results for object NGC 1725". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "NGC 1725". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1700 - 1749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "SN 2009F". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
External links
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Media related to NGC 1725 at Wikimedia Commons
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