NGC 7055

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Asterism
NGC 7055
Constellation crane
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 21h 19m 30.1s
declination + 57 ° 32 ′ 44 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

4.0 '

distance

4150 ly (1275 pc)

history
discovery

John Herschel

Date of discovery

September 25, 1829

Catalog names
NGC  7055 • h 2114 • GC 4655
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NGC 7055 is an asterism in the constellation Grus . It was discovered by John Herschel on September 25, 1829 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 7055
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman