NGC 7090

Coordinates: 21h 36m 28.865s, −54° 33′ 26.35″

NGC 7090

NGC 7090 image taken using the Wide Field Channel of the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope and combines orange light (colored blue here), infrared (colored red) and emissions from glowing hydrogen gas (also in red).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 36m 28.865s[1]
Declination −54° 33′ 26.35″[1]
Redshift 0.002742[1]
Helio radial velocity 821 km/s[1]
Distance 30 million light-years[2]
Type Sc D[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.51[1]
Other designations

ESO-LV 188-0120, LEDA 67045, PSCz Q21329-5446, AM 2133-544, HIPASS J2136-54, 2MASX J21362886-5433263, SGC 213259-5446.9, 6dFGS gJ213628.9-543327, IRAS 21329-5446, MBG 21331-5446, SINGG HIPASS J2136-54,

ESO 188-12, IRAS F21329-5446, 2MFGC 16320, [M98c] 213259.0-544654

NGC 7090 is a spiral galaxy lying in the southern constellation of Indus and located about thirty million light-years from the Sun. Astronomer John Herschel first observed this galaxy on 4 October 1834.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search Results for NGC 7090". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "NGC 7090 — An actively star-forming galaxy". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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