NGC 7064

NGC 7064
The galaxy NGC 7064 as imaged by GALEX .
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 29m 03.0s[1]
Declination −52° 46 03[1]
Redshift 0.002659/797 km/s[1]
Distance 35.86 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.1[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)c[1]
Size ~51,200 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 3.8 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
ESO 188-9, IRAS 21255-5259, PGC 66836[1]

NGC 7064 is a nearby edge-on barred spiral galaxy located about 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus.[2][3] NGC 7064 has an estimated diameter of 51,000 light-years.[3] NGC 7064 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 8, 1834.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7064. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7064 - Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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