NGC 1723

NGC 1723 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue.

NGC 1723
Galaxy group in Eridanus showing NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension 04h 59m 25.9s[1]
Declination−10° 58 50[1]
Redshift0.012479 [1]
Helio radial velocity3 741 ± 7 km/s [1]
Galactocentric velocity3 630 ± 8 km/s [1]
Distance166.3 Mly (51.0 Mpc) h1
0.73
[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.5[2]
Characteristics
TypeSa D[2]
Apparent size (V)46.88 × 29.30 h1
0.73
kpc [1]

References

  1. "NED results for object NGC 1723". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. "NGC 1723". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  • Media related to NGC 1723 at Wikimedia Commons



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