NGC 734

NGC 734 is a lenticular galaxy with a central bar[3] in the constellation Cetus, which is about 538 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on November 9, 1885, by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.[4][2]

NGC 734
SDSS image of NGC 734
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 53m 28.755118s[1]
Declination	−16° 59′ 44.8274″[1]
Redshift	0.040824[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	11989 km/s
Distance	540 Mly (166 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	15.36[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB0-a[3]
Other designations
GSC 05856-01688, PGC 170023[1]

NGC 734 was identified as PGC 170023, but is often misidentified as PGC 7121.[5] SIMBAD also shows the position of NGC 734 as PGC 7121.