NGC 1721

NGC 1721

Galaxy group in Eridanus showing NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 04h 59m 17.4s[1]
Declination −11° 07 07 [1]
Redshift 0.015010 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4 500 ± 9 km/s [1]
Galactocentric velocity 4 388 ± 10 km/s [1]
Distance 200 Mly (61.3 Mpc) h1
0.73
[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 36.92 by 17.58 kpc [1]

NGC 1721 is a galaxy in the New General Catalogue.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NED results for object NGC 1721". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 15, 2012.

Coordinates: 04h 59m 17.4s, −11° 07′ 07″


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