NGC 7056

NGC 7056

The galaxy NGC 7056, imaged by 2MASS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 21h 22m 07.5s[1]
Declination 18° 39 56[1]
Redshift 0.017932/5376 km/s[1]
Distance 247 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.9[1]
Characteristics
Type SBb[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.5' x 54[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 247 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] It has a calculated velocity of 5376 km/s.[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]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7056. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7056 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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