Astronomy:NGC 7015

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Equuleus
NGC 7015
NGC 7015 by Göran Nilsson & The Liverpool Telescope.jpg
The galaxy NGC 7015.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEquuleus
Right ascension 21h 05m 37.4s[1]
Declination11° 24′ 51″[1]
Redshift0.016281[1]
Helio radial velocity4,881 km/s[1]
Distance203.2 Mly (62.3 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.25[1]
Characteristics
TypeSbc[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9 x 1.6[1]
Other designations
IRAS 21032+1112, UGC 11674, MCG2-53-12, PGC 66076[1]

NGC 7015 is a spiral galaxy located about 203 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Equuleus.[2][3] NGC 7015's calculated velocity is 4,881 km/s (3,033 mi/s).[3] NGC 7015 was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on September 29, 1878.[4] It is also part of a group of galaxies called [CHM2007] LDC 1450.[5]

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