NGC 7056 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 21h 22m 07.5s [1] |
Declination | 18° 39′ 56″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.017932 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,376 km/s [1] |
Distance | 225 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.75 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBb [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.9 [1] |
Other designations | |
IC 1382, CGCG 449-19, KARA 911, MCG 3-54-8, PGC 66641, UGC 11734 [1] |
NGC 7056 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 225 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. [2] [3] NGC 7056 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 17, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Truman Henry Safford on September 29, 1866. [4]
NGC 7056 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 21h 22m 07.5s [1] |
Declination | 18° 39′ 56″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.017932 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,376 km/s [1] |
Distance | 225 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.75 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBb [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.9 [1] |
Other designations | |
IC 1382, CGCG 449-19, KARA 911, MCG 3-54-8, PGC 66641, UGC 11734 [1] |
NGC 7056 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 225 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. [2] [3] NGC 7056 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 17, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Truman Henry Safford on September 29, 1866. [4]