Astronomy:NGC 7077

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Short description: Dwarf galaxy in the constellation Aquarius
NGC 7077
SDSS NGC 7077.jpg
The lenticular galaxy NGC 7077 as imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension 21h 29m 59.6s[1]
Declination02° 24′ 51″[1]
Redshift0.003843[1]
Helio radial velocity1152 km/s[1]
Distance56 Mly (17.2 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.14[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0- pec?, BCD[1]
Size~12,300 ly (3.78 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.8 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
ARAK 549, CGCG 375-47, MCG 0-54-28, Mrk 900, NPM1G +02.0497, PGC 66860, UGC 11755 [1]

NGC 7077 is a lenticular blue compact dwarf galaxy[2] located about 56 million light-years away from Earth[3] in the constellation Aquarius.[4] Discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 11, 1863,[5] the galaxy lies within the Local Void.[6]

Infrared image of the NGC 7077 galaxy

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7077. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7077&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. 
  3. ↑ "NED Query Results for NGC 7077" (in en-US). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+7077. 
  4. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7077 - Galaxy in Aquarius Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8270/ngc-7077/galaxy. 
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70a.htm#7077. 
  6. ↑ Tully, Brent. "The Local Void". http://amiga.iaa.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/cig09/Tully.pdf. 

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