NGC 731
NGC 731 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 731:
| NGC: | NGC 731 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 757 |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.0 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.42 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:54:56.21 |
| Declination: | -09:00:38.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.7 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.5 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 156° |
| Radial velocity: | 3875 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01301 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS