NGC 731 (also NGC 757, PGC 7118, MCG -2-5-73) is a magnitude +12.1 elliptical galaxy located 176 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflecting telescope at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 10th January 1785. The galaxy was rediscovered by Ormond Stone in 1886 and relisted as NGC 757.
Right Ascension 01h 54m 55.9s, Declination -09° 00' 41"
