NGC 7074

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Galaxy
NGC 7074
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NGC 7074 with 2MASX J21294374 + 0640182 (l) [1] SDSS image
NGC 7074 with 2MASX J21294374 + 0640182 (l) SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Pegasus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 21 h 29 m 38.8 s
declination + 06 ° 40 ′ 57 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 × 0.3
Position angle 111 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.011595 ± 0.000117  
Radial velocity 3476 ± 35 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(163 ± 11)  ·  10 6  ly
(50.0 ± 3.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date October 16, 1863
Catalog names
NGC  7074 • PGC  66854 • 66850 • CGCG  401-027 • IRAS  21271 + 0627 • 2MASX  J21293884 + 0640572 • NVSS J212938 + 064057 • NSA 149189

NGC 7074 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Pegasus north of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 163 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy has a double galaxy core.

In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 7085 .

The object was discovered on October 16, 1863 by the astronomer Albert Marth .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 7074
  4. Seligman