page_title: NGC 1741
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 1741
caption_attribution_description: HCG 31 (NGC 1741 Group) English: en:HCG 31 group of galaxies. (en:NGC 1741) en:Hubble Space Telescope; 1.42′ x 1′ view Credit: en:NASA/en:STScI/en:WikiSky The image created using en:WikiSky's snapshot tool out of HST data.
context_page_description: NGC 1741 is a distant pair of interacting galaxies in the Eridanus constellation. It was discovered on 6 January 1878 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. As a result of the collision, the galaxies are in a rapid starbust phase. The galaxies are classed as Wolf–Rayet galaxies due to their high content of rare Wolf–Rayet stars.
  This pair of spiral galaxies is made up of PGC 16570 and PGC 16574. This pair is part of the Halton Arp catalog as Arp 259 and the Hickson Compact Group as HCG 31A and HCG 31B.
context_section_description: NGC 1741 is a distant pair of interacting galaxies (NGC 1741A and NGC 1741B) in the Eridanus constellation. It was discovered on 6 January 1878 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. As a result of the collision, the galaxies are in a rapid starbust phase. The galaxies are classed as Wolf–Rayet galaxies due to their high content of rare Wolf–Rayet stars.
  This pair of spiral galaxies is made up of PGC 16570 (NGC 1741B) and PGC 16574 (NGC 1741A). This pair is part of the Halton Arp catalog as Arp 259 and the Hickson Compact Group as HCG 31A (NGC 1741A) and HCG 31B (NGC 1741B).
caption: The pair: NGC 1741A (left) and NGC 1741B (right) as taken by Hubble Space Telescope
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