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NGC 732

Galaxy in constellation Andromeda

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NGC 732 is a lenticular galaxy located 250 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 5, 1883 and is a member of Abell 262.

01Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 732:

  • 2017fpt (Type Ia, mag. 18.88) was discovered by Gaia Photometric Science Alerts on July 20, 2017.
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