NGC 7096

NGC 7096 is a grand-design spiral galaxy[2] located about 130 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Indus.[4] NGC 7096 is also part of a group of galaxies that contains the galaxy NGC 7083.[5] NGC 7096 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on August 31, 1836.[6]

NGC 7096
The spiral galaxy NGC 7096.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Indus
Right ascension	21^h 41^m 19.3^s[1]
Declination	−63° 54′ 31″[1]
Redshift	0.010340/3100 km/s[1]
Distance	133,415,800 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.82[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)a [1]
Apparent size (V)	1.9' x 1.6'[1]
Other designations
ESO 107-46, AM 2137-640, IRAS 21373-6408, IC 5121, PGC 67168[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• NGC 7001

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7096. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
2. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
4. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7096 - Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
5. "[CHM2007] HDC 1160". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
6. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.

External links

• Media related to NGC 7096 at Wikimedia Commons

• NGC 7096 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images