NGC 736
| Galaxy NGC 736 |
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![NGC 736 (m.) & NGC 738 (lo) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC736_-_NGC738_-_SDSS_DR14.png)
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| NGC 736 (m.) & NGC 738 (lo) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 56 m 40.9 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 02 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E +: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 60 NGC 736 group LGG 39 |
| Redshift | 0.014527 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | 4355 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(200 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (61.4 ± 4.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 736 • UGC 1414 • PGC 7289 • CGCG 503-055 • MCG + 05-05-028 • 2MASX J01564087 + 3302366 • GC 444 • H II 221 • h 169 • GALEX ASC J015641.07 + 330236.1 • LDCE 129 NED003 | |
NGC 736 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation triangle at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 200 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 738 , NGC 739 , NGC 740 , NGC 750 .
The object was discovered on September 12, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
NGC 736 group ( LGG 39 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 736 | PGC 7289 | 200 |
| NGC 740 | PGC 7316 | 212 |
| PGC 7333 | UGC 1422 | 210 |
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 736. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed January 3, 2016 (English).
- NGC 740. DSO Browser, accessed February 21, 2016 .
- Spectrum .de: Surrounding area ( labeled )