NGC 1728

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NGC 1728
NGC 1728 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 1728
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension04h 59m 27.719s[1]
Declination−11° 07′ 22.48″[1]
Redshift0.012632[2]
Helio radial velocity3763 ± 11 km/s[2]
Distance167.6 Mly (51.38 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13[2]
Characteristics
TypeSa 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[]

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 1728". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
  4. ^ "Results for object NGC 1728 (NGC 1728)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ^ 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

Coordinates: Sky map 04h 59m 27.7s, −11° 07′ 23″


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