Astronomy:NGC 7073
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Capricornus
| NGC 7073 | |
|---|---|
 Color image of NGC 7073 by PanSTARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension | 21h 29m 26.0s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 29′ 17″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018496[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,545 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 233 Mly (71.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.64[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa/b[1] |
| Size | ~59,300 ly (18.19 kpc)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 21267-1142, MCG -2-54-10, Mrk 899, PGC 66847[1] | |
NGC 7073 is a spiral galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus.[2][3] NGC 7073 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 25, 1864.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7073. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7073 - Galaxy in Capricornus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8266/ngc-7073/galaxy.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7073&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7051.
External links
- NGC 7073 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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