NGC 740
NGC 740 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Triangulum. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 740:
| NGC: | NGC 740 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:56:54.87 |
| Declination: | 33:00:54.60 |
| Major axis: | 1.57 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 138° |
| Radial velocity: | 4591 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015434 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS