NGC 734 explained

NGC 734
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Cetus
Z:	0.040824
H Radial V:	11989 km/s
Type:	SB0-a^[1]
Appmag B:	15.36
Names:	^[2]

NGC 734 is a lenticular galaxy with a central bar^[1] in the constellation Cetus, which is about 538 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on November 9, 1885, by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.^{[3] [4]}

NGC 734 was identified as PGC 170023, but is often misidentified as PGC 7121.^[5] SIMBAD also shows the position of NGC 734 as PGC 7121.

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. Web site: Search specification: NGC 734. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2021-02-15.
2. LEDA 170023. 2023-05-05.
3. Web site: The galaxy NGC 734 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-29.
4. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-03-29.
5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749 . 2023-06-05 . cseligman.com.