NGC 7077

NGC 7077 is a lenticular blue compact dwarf galaxy[2] located about 56 million light-years away from Earth[3] in the constellation Aquarius.[4] Discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 11, 1863,[5] the galaxy lies within the Local Void.[6]

NGC 7077
The lenticular galaxy NGC 7077 as imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Aquarius
Right ascension	21h 29m 59.6s[1]
Declination	02° 24′ 51″[1]
Redshift	0.003843[1]
Helio radial velocity	1152 km/s[1]
Distance	56 Mly (17.2 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.14[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0- pec?, BCD[1]
Size	~12,300 ly (3.78 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.8 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
ARAK 549, CGCG 375-47, MCG 0-54-28, Mrk 900, NPM1G +02.0497, PGC 66860, UGC 11755 [1]