| NGC 731 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 731 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 54m 56.208s[1] |
| Declination | −09° 00′ 38.90″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01301[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3875 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 172 Mly (52.7 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.14[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.06[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E,[4] cD:[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-05-073,PGC 7118[2] | |
NGC 731 is anelliptical galaxy located in theconstellation of Cetus about 172 millionlight-years away from theMilky Way.[3] It was discovered byWilliam Herschel on January 10, 1785.[5] It has aluminosity of3.9×1010 L☉.[3]
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