NGC 7072

NGC 7072 is a spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus.[2][3] NGC 7072 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1834.[4]

NGC 7072
2MASS image of NGC 7072.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Grus
Right ascension	21^h 30^m 36.9^s[1]
Declination	−43° 09′ 13″[1]
Redshift	0.016538/4958 km/s[1]
Distance	211 Mly (64.8 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.27[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(s)d[1]
Size	~87,400 ly (26.79 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
ESO 287-31, IRAS 21273-4322, MCG -7-44-18, PGC 66874[1]

NGC 7072 is a member of the NGC 7060 group, a small group of galaxies.[5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7072. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7072 - Galaxy in Grus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
5. Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (1993-09-01). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 493–500. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100..493F. ISSN 0365-0138.

External links

• NGC 7072 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images