NGC 1728
Coordinates: 
04h 59m 27.7s, −11° 07′ 23″
04h 59m 27.7s, −11° 07′ 23″| NGC 1728 | |
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J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 27.719s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 07′ 22.48″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012632[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3763 ± 11 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 167.6 Mly (51.38 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa pec[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-13-030, PGC 16495[2] | |
NGC 1728 is a spiral 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.[5]
References
- ^ S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d "NGC 1728". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- S2CID 11672751.
- ^ "Results for object NGC 1728 (NGC 1728)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1700 - 1749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
External links
Media related to NGC 1728 at Wikimedia Commons
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| Low activity | |
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