NGC 1739
Galaxy NGC 1739 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hare |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 05 h 01 m 47.3 s |
declination | -18 ° 10 ′ 01 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) bc / pec: |
Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 105 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.012982 ± 0.000107 |
Radial velocity | 3892 ± 32 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(168 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.5 ± 3.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Ormond Stone |
Discovery date | December 11, 1885 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1739 • PGC 016586 • MCG -03-13-055 • 2MASX J05014733-1810002 • |
NGC 1739 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SB (s) bc in the constellation Rabbit at the celestial equator , which is an estimated 168 million light years from the Milky Way . Together with NGC 1738 , it forms an interactive pair.
The object was discovered on December 11, 1885 by the astronomer Ormond Stone .