Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- G
- Redshift
- z = 0.034988
- Coordinates
- RA 28.1479° · Dec -16.5178°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Right ascension
- 01 52 35.49
- Declination
- −16 ° 31 ′ 04.1 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 10387 ± 7 km/s
- Distance
- 450 M ly
- Type
- Sc
- Apparent size v
- 0.7 x 0.6
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 725 is a spiral galaxy approximately 450 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on November 9, 1885 with the 26" refractor at the Leander McCormick Observatory.
NGC 725 (SDSS)
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