Astronomy:NGC 7522
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Short description: Object in the constellation Aquarius with disputed identity
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox (celestial coordinates) | |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 23h 15m 36.4s[1] |
Declination | −22° 53′ 42″[1] |
NGC 7522 is an astronomical object whose identity is in question. It was originally catalogued as a faint nebula. Although SIMBAD identifies it as PGC 70742,[2] this is unlikely, due to the faintness of the galaxy. Instead, it is possible that a nearby star was accidentally catalogued as a nebula.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NED results for object NGC 7522". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+7522&extend=no&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. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ↑ "NGC 7522". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+7522.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 7522.
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