NGC 731 explained

Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Cetus
H Radial V:3875 km/s
Z:0.01301
Dist Ly:[1]
Type:E, cD:[2]
Appmag V:12.14[3]
Appmag B:13.06
Names:[4]

NGC 731 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus about 172 million light-years away from the Milky Way.[1] It was discovered by William Herschel on January 10, 1785.[5] It has a luminosity of .[1]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16753.x. Accurate masses for dispersion-supported galaxies. 2010. Wolf. Joe. Martinez. Gregory D.. Bullock. James S.. Kaplinghat. Manoj. Geha. Marla. Marla Geha . Muñoz. Ricardo R.. Simon. Joshua D.. Avedo. Frank F.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 406 . 2 . 1220 . 14616368. 0908.2995. 2010MNRAS.406.1220W .
  2. Web site: Results for object NGC 0731 (NGC 731). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-08-26.
  3. Web site: Search specification: NGC 731. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-08-26.
  4. NGC 731. 2021-08-26.
  5. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 700 - 749. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-08-26.

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