NGC 7061

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NGC 7061
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The galaxy NGC 7061.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 27m 26.8s [1]
Declination −49° 03′ 49″ [1]
Redshift 0.030037 [1]
Helio radial velocity 9,005 km/s [1]
Distance 390 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.12 [1]
Characteristics
Type E4, cD4 [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2 x 0.7 [1]
Other designations
ESO 236-13, AM 2123-491, PGC 66785 [1]

NGC 7061 is an elliptical galaxy located about 400 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus. [2] [3] NGC 7061 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 30, 1834. [4]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7096</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Indus

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7061. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7061 - Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.


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