Astronomy:NGC 7070
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation of Grus
| NGC 7070 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7070 with legacy surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Grus |
| Right ascension | 21h 30m 25.3s[1] |
| Declination | −43° 05′ 14″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007925[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 2,376 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 29.6 Mpc (97 Mly)[1] (estimated) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)cd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.3 x 1.8[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 287-28, AM 2127-431, IRAS 21272-4318, MCG -7-44-16, PGC 66869 [1] | |
NGC 7070 is a spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus.[2][3] It has a close companion galaxy called NGC 7070A.[4] NGC 7070 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1834.[5]
NGC 7070 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 7079 Group.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7070. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7070 - Galaxy in Grus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8261/ngc-7070/galaxy.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7070&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.
- ↑ Brosch, N; Mayo Greenberg, J.; Grosbol, P. J (25 September 1984). "Extragalactic dust. I - NGC 7070A". Astronomy and Astrophysics 143: 399–407. Bibcode: 1985A&A...143..399B.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7051.
- ↑ Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (30 September 1993). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 493–500. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100..493F. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1993A%26AS..100..493F&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf.
External links
- NGC 7070 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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