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Page last updated Jul 23, 2011
WORKING: Add/update positions/physical data (per Steinicke)
NGC 700
Discovered (Oct 12, 1855) by R. J. Mitchell
NGC 701 (= PGC 6826)
Discovered (Jan 10, 1785) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBc?) in Cetus (RA 01 51 03.8, Dec -09 42 12)
NGC 702
Discovered (Sep 20, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 703
Discovered (Sep 21, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 704
Discovered (Sep 21, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 705
Discovered (Sep 21, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 706
Discovered (Sep 30, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 707
Discovered (Nov 13, 1879) by Wilhelm Tempel (IV-6)
NGC 708
Discovered (Sep 21, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 709
Discovered (Nov 18, 1876) by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse
NGC 710
Discovered (Aug 12, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 711
Discovered (Nov 4, 1881) by Édouard Stephan (12-19)
NGC 712
Discovered (October 1828) by John Herschel
NGC 713
Discovered (1886) by Francis Leavenworth (II-320)
NGC 714
Discovered (Dec 2, 1863) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 715
Discovered (Dec 12, 1885) by Ormond Stone (I-38)
The second Index Catalog lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 01 46 23
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NGC 716 (= IC 1743)
Discovered (Sep 1, 1886) by Lewis Swift (4-6) (and later listed as NGC 716)
Discovered (Jan 1, 1892) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as IC 1743)
The second Index Catalog states "Not found by B (Bigourdan). Query, = B250 (IC 1743)". As it turned out, the query was justified.
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NGC 717
Discovered (Sep 16, 1865) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 718
Discovered (Dec 13, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 719 (= IC 1744)
Discovered (Nov 24, 1861) by Heinrich d'Arrest (and later listed as NGC 719)
Discovered (Jan 18, 1896) by Stephane Javelle (and later listed as IC 1744)
NGC 720
Discovered (Oct 3, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 721
Discovered (Aug 27, 1862) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 722
Discovered (Dec 2, 1861) by Heinrich d'Arrest
NGC 723 (= NGC 724)
Discovered (Oct 26, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 723)
Discovered (Sep 14, 1830) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 724)
NGC 724 (= NGC 723)
Discovered (Oct 26, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 723)
Discovered (Sep 14, 1830) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 724)
NGC 725
Discovered (Nov 9, 1885) by Francis Leavenworth (I-39)
The second Index Catalog lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 01 45 51
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NGC 726
Discovered (1886) by Frank Muller (I-40)
NGC 727 (= NGC 729)
Discovered (Sep 1, 1834) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 727)
Discovered (Nov 30, 1837) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 729)
NGC 728
Discovered (Oct 16, 1827) by John Herschel
NGC 729 (= NGC 727)
Discovered (Sep 1, 1834) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 727)
Discovered (Nov 30, 1837) by John Herschel (and later listed as NGC 729)
NGC 730
Discovered (Nov 7, 1885) by Guillaume Bigourdan (I-11)
NGC 731 (= NGC 757)
Discovered (Jan 10, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 731)
Discovered (1886) by Ormond Stone (and later listed as NGC 757)
NGC 732
Discovered (Dec 5, 1883) by Édouard Stephan (13-15)
NGC 733
Discovered (Oct 11, 1850) by Bindon Stoney
NGC 734
Discovered (Nov 9, 1885) by Francis Leavenworth (I-41)
NGC 735
Discovered (Sep 13, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 736
Discovered (Sep 12, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 737
Discovered (Oct 11, 1850) by Bindon Stoney
The first Index Catalog notes (per Burnham) "Only a faint star".
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NGC 738
Discovered (Oct 11, 1850) by Bindon Stoney
NGC 739
Discovered (Jan 9, 1874) by Ralph Copeland
NGC 740
Discovered (Oct 11, 1850) by Bindon Stoney
NGC 741 (= IC 1751)
Discovered (Dec 13, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 741)
Discovered (Nov 26, 1897) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as IC 1751)
NGC 742
Discovered (Dec 13, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 743
Discovered (Sep 29, 1829) by John Herschel
NGC 744
Discovered (Nov 28, 1831) by John Herschel
NGC 745
Discovered (Oct 27, 1834) by John Herschel
NGC 746
Discovered (Sep 12, 1885) by Lewis Swift (2-15)
NGC 747
Discovered (1886) by Francis Leavenworth (II-321)
NGC 748
Discovered (Sep 20, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 749
Discovered (Sep 27, 1834) by John Herschel
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