NGC 1723

{{short description|Barred spiral galaxy in Eridanus}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 1723

| image = File:NGC 1721 NGC 1723 NGC 1725 NGC 1728 legacy dr10.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Galaxy group in Eridanus showing NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728. NGC 1723 is the large galaxy at the top.

| credit = [http://www.kopernik.org/ Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal NY]

| epoch = J2000

| pronounce =

| constellation name = Eridanus

| ra = {{RA|04|59|25.9}}{{cite web

| url = http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+1723&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| title = NED results for object NGC 1723

| publisher = NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)

| access-date = March 15, 2012

}}

| dec = {{DEC|-10|58|50}}

| z = 0.012479

| h_radial_v = {{val|3741|7}} km/s

| gal_v = {{val|3630|8}} km/s

| dist_ly = {{convert|166.3|Mly|Mpc|1|abbr=on|lk=on}} {{hub|0.73}}

| group_cluster =

| type = SB(r)a pec

| mass =

| stars =

| appmag_v =

| appmag_b = 12.5

| size = 46.88 × 29.30 {{hub|0.73}} kpc

| notes =

| names = {{odlist|MCG=-02-13-029|PGC= 16493}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 1723|access-date=18 April 2019}}

| references =

}}

NGC 1723 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue. It was discovered on September 13, 1863, by the astronomer Albert Marth.{{cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.htm#117|title=New General Catalogue objects: NGC 100 - 149|author=Seligman, Courtney|website=cseligman.com|accessdate=2021-02-22}}