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Q956197

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Lepus
Right ascension: 04 59 57.736
Declination: −26 ° 01 ′ 18.91 ″
Redshift: 0.002472 ± 0.000002
Heliocentric radial velocity: 741 ± 1 km/ s
Distance: 32.6 ± 5.3 Mly (10.0 ± 1.6 Mpc )
Type: SB(s)d
Size: ~77,000 ly (23.5 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 8.1 ′ × 4.4 ′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 9
Image: NGC 1744 GALEX WikiSky.jpg

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galaxy morphological type: SBd
Commons category: NGC 1744
catalog code: Gaia DR2 2959227076762704000
time of discovery or invention: 1835-11-20
redshift: 0.002495
apparent magnitude: 9.776
right ascension: 74.99057686357170
declination: -26.02218024341240
radial velocity: 750
right ascension component of proper motion: 0.079
declination component of proper motion: 0.158

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Article

NGC 1744 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lepus. The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away from Earth based on redshift independent methods, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 1744 is approximately 75,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on November 20, 1835.

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