NGC 1739

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Galaxy
NGC 1739
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NGC 1739 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Hare
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1739
  3. Seligman