NGC 7070
NGC 7070 is a spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus.[2][3] It has a close companion galaxy called NGC 7070A.[4] NGC 7070 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1834.[5]
NGC 7070 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Grus |
Right ascension | 21h 30m 25.3s[1] |
Declination | −43° 05′ 14″[1] |
Redshift | 0.007925/2376 km/s[1] |
Distance | 29.6 Mpc (97 Mly)[1] (estimated) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)cd[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.3 x 1.8[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 287-28, AM 2127-431, IRAS 21272-4318, MCG -7-44-16, PGC 66869 [1] |
Group membership
NGC 7070 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 7079 group.[6]
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See also
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7070. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7070 - Galaxy in Grus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- Brosch, N; Mayo Greenberg, J.; Grosbol, P. J (25 September 1984). "Extragalactic dust. I - NGC 7070A". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 143: 399–407. Bibcode:1985A&A...143..399B.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (30 September 1993). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 493–500. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100..493F.
External links
- NGC 7070 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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