Astronomy:NGC 1723
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Short description: Barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus
| NGC 1723 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 25.9s[1] |
| Declination | −10° 58′ 50″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012479[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3741±7 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 3630±8 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 166.3 Mly (51.0 Mpc) h−10.73[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)a pec[1] |
| Size | 46.88 × 29.30 h−10.73 kpc[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-02-13-029, PGC 16493[2] | |
NGC 1723 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue. It was discovered on September 13, 1863, by the astronomer Albert Marth.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NED results for object NGC 1723". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1723&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NGC 1723". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1723.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#117. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
External links
Coordinates: 
04h 59m 25.9s, −10° 58′ 50″
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