| NGC 1725 | |
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 04h 59m 22.9s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 07′ 56″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012956[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3 884 ± 42 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 3 772 ± 42 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 172.8 Mly (53.0 Mpc)h−1 0.73[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | 18.7 × 14.4h−1 0.73 kpc[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-13-028,PGC 16488[2] | |
NGC 1725 is alenticular galaxy in the constellationEridanus. The galaxy is listed in theNew General Catalogue. It was discovered on November 10, 1885 by the astronomerEdward Emerson Barnard.[3]
In 2009, atype Ia supernova was detected within NGC 1725. It was subsequently designated SN 2009F.[4]
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