NGC 7302

NGC 7302
The galaxy NGC 7302.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 32m 23s[1]
Declination −14° 07′ 15″[1]
Redshift 0.0090/2,703 km/s[1]
Distance 124 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.3[1]
Characteristics
Type SA0−(s)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.8'x 1.1' [1]
Other designations
PGC 69094, IC 5228, MCG -2-57-13 [1]

Coordinates: 22h 32m 23s, −14° 07′ 15″NGC 7302 is a lenticular galaxy[2] located around 124 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.[3][2] NGC 7302 was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on October 3, 1785 and was rediscovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1896 and was listed in the IC catalogue as IC 5228.[4] It is also part of a group of interacting galaxies.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7302. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7302 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  5. ↑ "NGC 7302". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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