Astronomy:NGC 7680
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| NGC 7680 | |
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| Error creating thumbnail: SDSS color image of NGC 7680 and LEDA 3088959 | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 28m 35.2s |
| Declination | +32° 24′ 56.8″ |
| Redshift | 0.01713 |
| Helio radial velocity | 5,090±41 km/s |
NGC 7680 is a 13th magnitude[1] lenticular galaxy or elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It was first discovered by William Herschel in 1790 and subsequently studied by astronomers such as John Herschel and Edouard Stephan[2] in the 19th century. Directly northeast lies a compact galaxy, LEDA 3088959[3], which has been identified as a local active galactic nucleus candidate in SIMBAD.
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