| NGC 740 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 740 imaged by theSloan Digital Sky Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 01h 56m 54.867s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 00′ 54.63″[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,518[2] km/s |
| Distance | 198.9 Mly (60.98 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBb?[3] |
| Mass | 2.48×1012[2] M☉ |
| Size | 1,100 kly[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.017′ × 0.264′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1421,MCG +05-05-031,PGC 7316[4] | |
NGC 740 is abarred spiral galaxy located in theTriangulum constellation. It is estimated to be 210 millionlight-years from theMilky Way and has adiameter of about 85,000 light-years. It was discovered by the Irish engineerBindon Stoney, an assistant toWilliam Parsons.[5][6][7]
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