NGC 7673

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NGC 7673
NGC 7673.jpg
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 7673.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus [1]
Right ascension 23h 27m 41.060s [2]
Declination +23° 35 20.18 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3,408±1 km/s [3]
Distance 152.7  Mly (46.83  Mpc) [4]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.2 [3]
Characteristics
Type (R')SAc pec [3]
Apparent size  (V)1.3 × 1.2 [3]
Other designations
UGC 12607, [3] PGC 71493 [3]

NGC 7673 is a disturbed spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus. [1] The galaxy has experienced intense star formation activity and may therefore be referred to as a starburst galaxy. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ESA Science & Technology: Hyperactive galaxy NGC 7673 [heic0205]" . Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  2. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7673. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  4. Crook, Aidan C.; et al. (February 2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID   11672751.