Astronomy:NGC 7087
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation of Grus
NGC 7087 | |
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The galaxy NGC 7087 (middle bottom) and other galaxies | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Grus |
Right ascension | 21h 34m 33.5s[1] |
Declination | −40° 49′ 07″[1] |
Redshift | 0.016968[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 5,087 km/s[1] |
Distance | 216.6 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.72 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)ab[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1' x 0.6'[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 343-8, AM 2131-410, IRAS 21314-4102, MCG -7-44-25, PGC 66988[1] |
NGC 7087 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 215 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Grus.[3] NGC 7087 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 4, 1834.[4]
NGC 7087 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 7087 group. [5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7087. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7087&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 7087 - Galaxy in Grus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8280/ngc-7087/galaxy.
- ↑ "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 7087 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 7087.
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