Astronomy:NGC 7

From HandWiki
Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
NGC 7
NGC7 ESO KIDS.jpg
ESO KIDS image of NGC 7
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension 00h 08m 20.3s[1]
Declination−29° 55′ 01″[1]
Redshift0.004987[2]
Helio radial velocity1495 ± 2 km/s[2]
Distance71.4 ± 5.2 Mly
(21.9 ± 1.6 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)−17.83[4]
Characteristics
TypeSBc[5]
Apparent size (V)2.2 × 0.5[2]
Other designations
MCG-05-01-037, ESO 409-G022, AM 0005-301, PGC 627, h 4014, GC 2[6]

NGC 7 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1834, who was using an 18.7 inch reflector telescope at the time.[6] Astronomer Steve Gottlieb described the galaxy as faint, albeit large, and edge-on from the perspective of the Milky Way; he also noted how the galaxy could only be observed clearly with peripheral vision, not by looking directly at it.[6]

References

External links