Astronomy:NGC 7673
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Short description: Disturbed spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
| NGC 7673 | |
|---|---|
 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 7673. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus[1] |
| Right ascension | 23h 27m 41.060s[2] |
| Declination | +23° 35′ 20.18″[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 3,408±1 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 152.7 Mly (46.83 Mpc)[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAc pec[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 1.2′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 12607,[3] PGC 71493[3] | |
NGC 7673 is a disturbed spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus.[1] The galaxy has recently experienced intense star formation activity and may therefore be referred to as a starburst galaxy.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "ESA Science & Technology: Hyperactive galaxy NGC 7673 [heic0205"]. http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=29711. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W. et al. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal 131 (2): 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7673. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ↑ Crook, Aidan C. et al. (February 2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 655 (2): 790–813. doi:10.1086/510201. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...655..790C.
External links
- ESA homepage for the Hubble Space telescope Pictures and information on NGC 7673
- ESA Science & Technology Pictures and more detailed information on NGC 7673
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