NGC 740
| Galaxy NGC 740 |
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![NGC 740 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC740_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 740 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 56 m 54.87 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 00 ′ 54.6 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBb? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 137 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 60 NGC 736 group LGG 39 |
| Redshift | 0.015374 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 4609 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(212 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.9 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon Blood Stoney |
| Discovery date | October 11, 1850 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 740 • UGC 1421 • PGC 7316 • CGCG 503-058 • MCG + 05-05-031 • KUG 0154 + 327A • 2MASX J01565486 + 3300546 • GC 447 • H II 221 • GALEX ASC J015654.96 + 330053.6 • LDCE 129 NED006 | |
NGC 740 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble-type SBb in the constellation Triangle in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 212 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 736 , NGC 738 , NGC 739 , NGC 750 .
The object was discovered on October 11, 1850 by Bindon Blood Stoney , an assistant to William Parsons .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 740. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 21, 2016 (English).
- NGC 740. DSO Browser, accessed February 21, 2016 .
- Spectrum .de: Surrounding area ( labeled )