NGC 7

NGC 7 is a spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1834, who was using an 18.7 inch reflector telescope at the time.[4] Astronomer Steve Gottlieb described the galaxy as faint, albeit large, and edge-on from the perspective of the Milky Way; he also noted how the galaxy could only be observed clearly with peripheral vision, not by looking directly at it.[4]

NGC 7
NGC 7
Observation data
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension 00h 08m 20.9s
Declination−29° 54′ 54″
Redshift0.004987[1]
Helio radial velocity1495 ± 2 km/s[1]
Distance71.4 ± 5.2 Mly
(21.9 ± 1.6 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)-17.83[3]
Characteristics
TypeSpiral, possibly barred[4]
edge-on?[1]
Apparent size (V)2.2' x 0.5'[1]
Other designations
MCG-05-01-037, ESO 409-G022, AM 0005-301, PGC 627, h 4014, GC 2[4]
NGC 7 by GALEX in ultraviolet

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0007. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. "Distance Results for NGC 0007". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  3. https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC7
  4. "DSS Images for NGC 000 thru NGC 099". NGC/IC Project. Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
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