NGC 1725 | |
Credit: | Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal NY |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Eridanus |
Ra: | [1] |
Z: | 0.012956 |
H Radial V: | 3 884 ± 42 km/s |
Gal V: | 3 772 ± 42 km/s |
Dist Ly: | 172.8Mly |
Type: | S0 |
Appmag B: | 13[2] |
Size: | 18.7 × 14.4 kpc |
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]