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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
NGC 1728
NGC 1728legacy survey image of NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728. The galaxy NGC 1728 is the left galaxy in the compact group in the middle.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension04 59 27.719
Declination−11° 07′ 22.48″
Redshift0.012632
Heliocentric radial velocity3763 ± 11 km/s
Distance167.6 Mly (51.38 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)13
Characteristics
TypeSa pec
Other designations
MCG -02-13-030, PGC 16495

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.

References

  1. ^ 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 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ "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. S2CID 11672751.
  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


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