NGC 7068
Galaxy NGC 7068 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 21 h 26 m 32.4 s |
declination | + 12 ° 11 ′ 03 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sc |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 × 0.3 |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.017289 ± 0.000100 |
Radial velocity | 5183 ± 30 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(240 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (73.6 ± 5.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | November 7, 1863 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7068 • PGC 66765 • CGCG 426-055 • MCG + 02-54-027 • IRAS 21241 + 1158 • 2MASX J21263233 + 1211036 • NSA 168018 • NVSS J212632 + 121105 |
NGC 7068 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Pegasus on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 240 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter .
On June 26, 2013, the type Ia supernova SN 2013ei was observed here.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on November 7, 1863 .