Astronomy:NGC 7004
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Indus
| NGC 7004 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7004 (bottom) and NGC 7002 (top) with legacy survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 04m 02.2s[1] |
| Declination | −49° 06′ 51″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025284 |
| Helio radial velocity | 7580 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 329,462,000 ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(s)0/a[1] |
| Size | ~166,981.78 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.31× 0.44[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 235-46, FAIR 938, PGC 66019[1] | |
NGC 7004 is a spiral galaxy[1] around 330 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[2][1] NGC 7004 has an estimated diameter of 166,980 light-years.[1] NGC 7004 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[3] NGC 7004 is also part of a group of galaxies that contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7002.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NED results for object NGC 7004". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=Ngc+7004&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.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7004 Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8191/ngc-7004/galaxy.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70.htm.
- ↑ "NGC 7004". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+7004.
External links
- NGC 7004 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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