NGC 7073 | |
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![]() Color image of NGC 7073 by
PanSTARRS | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Capricornus |
Right ascension | 21h 29m 26.0s [1] |
Declination | −11° 29′ 17″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.018496 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,545 km/s [1] |
Distance | 233 Mly (71.4 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.64 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa/b [1] |
Size | ~59,300 ly (18.19 kpc) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.7 [1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 21267-1142, MCG -2-54-10, Mrk 899, PGC 66847 [1] |
NGC 7073 is a spiral galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus. [2] [3] NGC 7073 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 25, 1864. [4]
NGC 7073 | |
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![]() Color image of NGC 7073 by
PanSTARRS | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Capricornus |
Right ascension | 21h 29m 26.0s [1] |
Declination | −11° 29′ 17″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.018496 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,545 km/s [1] |
Distance | 233 Mly (71.4 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.64 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa/b [1] |
Size | ~59,300 ly (18.19 kpc) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.7 [1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 21267-1142, MCG -2-54-10, Mrk 899, PGC 66847 [1] |
NGC 7073 is a spiral galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus. [2] [3] NGC 7073 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 25, 1864. [4]