NGC 7012
| Galaxy NGC 7012 |
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![NGC 7012 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_7012_close_up_with_5_Galaxies.jpg)
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| NGC 7012 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | microscope |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 06 m 45.52 s |
| declination | -44 ° 48 ′ 53.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E + 4 pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.4 '× 1.3' |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.029347 ± 0.000087 |
| Radial velocity | 8798 ± 26 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(393 ± 27) · 10 6 ly (120.4 ± 8.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | July 1, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7012 • PGC 66116 • ESO 286-051 • 2MASX J21064552-4448531 • SGC 210326-4500.9 • 2MASS J21064549-4448529 • LDCE 1441 NED004 • WISEA J210645.50-444852.6 | |
NGC 7012 is a cD galaxy of the Hubble type E5 in the constellation Microscope in the southern sky . It is an estimated 393 million light years from the Milky Way and about 280,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on July 1, 1834 by John Herschel .
Web links
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