NGC 7022

NGC 7022
Barred lenticular galaxy NGC 7022.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 09m 35.2s[1]
Declination −49° 18′ 13″[1]
Redshift 0.007699/2308 km/s[1]
Distance 95,250,400 ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.01[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)0^0[1]
Size ~ 57,346 ly [1]
Apparent size (V) 1.5 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
ESO 235-65, FAIR 952, PGC 66224 [1]

NGC 7022 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 95 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[2][3] NGC 7022's calculated velocity is 2308 km/s. NGC 7022 has an estimated diameter of 57,350 light-years.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[4]

Physical Characteristics

NGC 7022 appears to be located in the Indus triplet of galaxies which also contains the galaxies NGC 7049, NGC 7041, and NGC 7029.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7022. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7022 – Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  5. ↑ "NGC 7022". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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