| NGC 736 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 01h 56m 40.871s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 02′ 36.67″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.014567[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4335 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 191.8 Mly (58.80 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.13[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.6[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.6[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1414,MCG +05-05-028,PGC 7289[2] | |
NGC 736 is anelliptical galaxy in theconstellationTriangulum. It is an estimated 200 millionlight years from theMilky Way and has adiameter of approximately 85,000 light years. NGC 736 was discovered on September 12, 1784 by the German-BritishastronomerWilliam Herschel.[5][6][7]
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