NGC 7120
| Galaxy NGC 7120 |
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![NGC 7120 with LEDA 1031685 (r) [1] (SDSS image)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC7120_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 7120 with LEDA 1031 685 (r) ( SDSS image) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 44 m 33.2 s |
| declination | -06 ° 31 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 '× 0.4' |
| Position angle | 137 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022629 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 6784 ± 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(309 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (94.7 ± 6.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | August 3, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7120 • PGC 67273 • MCG -01-55-006 • IRAS 21419-0645 • 2MASX J21443322-0631232 • GALEX ASC J214433.22-063123.4 • NVSS J214433-063118 | |
NGC 7120 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 309 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 7108 and IC 5126 .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on August 3, 1864 .