NGC 1725

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]

NGC 1725
Galaxy group in Eridanus showing NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension04h 59m 22.9s[1]
Declination−11° 07′ 56″[1]
Redshift0.012956[1]
Helio radial velocity3 884 ± 42 km/s[1]
Galactocentric velocity3 772 ± 42 km/s[1]
Distance172.8 Mly (53.0 Mpc) h−1
0.73 [1]
Apparent magnitude (B)13[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Size18.7 × 14.4 h−1
0.73 kpc[1]
Other designations
MCG -02-13-028, PGC 16488[2]

In 2009, a type Ia supernova was detected within NGC 1725. It was subsequently designated SN 2009F.[4]

References
  1. "NED results for object NGC 1725". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. "NGC 1725". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1700 - 1749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  4. "SN 2009F". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  • Media related to NGC 1725 at Wikimedia Commons


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