Astronomy:NGC 1725
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Short description: Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
| 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] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3 884 ± 42 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 3 772 ± 42 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 172.8 Mly (53.0 Mpc) h−10.73 [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | 18.7 × 14.4 h−10.73 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NED results for object NGC 1725". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1725&extend=no.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NGC 1725". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1725.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1700 - 1749". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc17.htm#1725. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ↑ "SN 2009F". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=SN+2009F.
External links
Coordinates: 
04h 59m 22.9s, −11° 07′ 56″
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