NGC 7022

NGC 7022
legacy survey image of the galaxy NGC 7022.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Indus
Right ascension	21^h 09^m 35.2^s[1]
Declination	−49° 18′ 13″[1]
Redshift	0.007699[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2308 km/s[1]
Distance	95 Mly (29.2 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.01[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)0^0[1]
Size	~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.5 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
ESO 235-65, FAIR 952, PGC 66224 [1]

NGC 7022 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 95 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[2][3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[4]

See also

• Barred lenticular galaxy
• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• NGC 16
• NGC 2787

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7022. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7022 – Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.

External links

• Media related to NGC 7022 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 7022 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images