NGC1723 Galaxy in Eridanus

DATE 11 Nov 2018
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 13 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC1721 = 198
NGC1723 = 165
NGC1725 = 171
NGC1728 = 166
2MASX J04593424-1055144 = 603
MAGNITUDE NGC1721 = 13
NGC1723 = 12.5
NGC1725 = 13.7
NGC1728 = 13
2MASX J04593424-1055144 = 17.4b
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC1721 = 04:59:17.40 -11:07:07.0
NGC1723 = 04:59:25.90 -10:58:50.0
NGC1725 = 04:59:22.90 -11:07:56.0
NGC1728 = 04:59:27.70 -11:07:23.0
2MASX J04593424-1055144 = 04:59:34.20 -10:55:14.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC1721 = 210 (max)
NGC1723 = 220 (max)
NGC1725 = na
NGC1728 = 243 (max)
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) NGC1721 = 36.98 (RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue))
NGC1723 = 43.35 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
NGC1725 = 6.89 (POSS1 103a-O)
NGC1728 = 28.36 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
DETAILS NGC1721 is a ringed weakly barred spiral
NGC1723 is a barred spiral. It has two arms and a ring at the radius of the bar.
NGC1725 is a spiral galaxy and part of a triple system with NGC1721 and NGC1728. Supernova SN 2009F was discovered near it's core.
NGC1728 is an edge-on spiral

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