NGC 7030

NGC 7030

The galaxy NGC 7030.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Capricornus
Right ascension 21h 11m 13.3s[1]
Declination −20° 29′ 09″[1].
Redshift 0.029507/8846 km/s[1]
Distance 406 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.7[1]
Characteristics
Type (R')SB(r)ab pec [1]
Size ~ 133,513.66 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 54 x 42[1]
Other designations
ESO 598-28, IRAS 21083-2041, MCG -4-50-3, PGC 66283[1]

NGC 7030 is a Barred spiral galaxy located about 406 million light-years away in the constellation Capricornus.[2][3] NGC 7030 has an estimated diameter of 133,510 light-years. It has a calculated velocity of 8846 km/s.[3] NGC 7030 was discovered by astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on September 3, 1885.[4]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7030. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7030 - Galaxy in Capricornus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
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