---
title: "NGC 1722"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-1722"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 1722 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-1722"
---

# NGC 1722

NGC 1722 is a [nebula](https://spacecatalog.org/nebulae) with [cluster](https://spacecatalog.org/clusters) in the constellation [Dorado](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/dorado). It was discovered in 1826.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Nebula with cluster
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 2.5′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Dorado](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/dorado) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Nebula with cluster |
| CONSTELLATION | Dorado |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 04h 52m 00.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −69° 22′ 30.0″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1826 |

## Catalogue data

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 250 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.000834 |
| Major axis | 2.5′ |
| Minor axis | 2.1′ |
| Position angle | 170° |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | Cl+N |
| Wikidata item | Q1044907 |

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 1722 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-1722

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-1722,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 1722}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-1722},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-1722