NGC 7073

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NGC 7073
NGC 7073 PanSTARRS1 i.r.g.jpg
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7073. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7073 - Galaxy in Capricornus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.


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