NGC 7022 | |
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legacy survey image of the galaxy NGC 7022. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Indus |
Right ascension | 21h 09m 35.2s [1] |
Declination | −49° 18′ 13″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.007699 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2308 km/s [1] |
Distance | 95 Mly (29.2 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.01 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)0^0 [1] |
Size | ~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 1.1 [1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 235-65, FAIR 952, PGC 66224 [1] |
NGC 7022 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 95 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus. [2] [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834. [4]
NGC 7022 | |
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legacy survey image of the galaxy NGC 7022. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Indus |
Right ascension | 21h 09m 35.2s [1] |
Declination | −49° 18′ 13″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.007699 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2308 km/s [1] |
Distance | 95 Mly (29.2 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.01 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)0^0 [1] |
Size | ~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 1.1 [1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 235-65, FAIR 952, PGC 66224 [1] |
NGC 7022 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 95 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus. [2] [3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834. [4]