NGC 7057
| NGC 7057 | |
|---|---|
 The galaxy NGC 7057 as imaged by 2MASS. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 21h 24m 58.7s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 27′ 38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017962/5385 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 248 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' x 1'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 287-17, AM 2121-424, MCG -7-44-4, PGC 66708[1] | |
NGC 7057 Is a lenticular galaxy located about 248 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium.[2][3] NGC 7057 has a calculated velocity of 5385 km/s.[3] NGC 7057 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.[4]
See also
External links
- NGC 7057 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7057. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7057 - Galaxy in Microscopium Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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