NGC 7030

NGC 7030
The galaxy NGC 7030.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCapricornus
Right ascension21h 11m 13.3s[1]
Declination−20° 29′ 09″[1]
Redshift0.029507[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity8,846 km/s[1]
Distance381.7 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.50[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(r)ab pec [1]
Size~ 133,513.66 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9 x 0.7[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 380 million light-years away in the constellation Capricornus.[2][3] NGC 7030 has an estimated diameter of 133,510 light-years.[3] NGC 7030 was discovered by astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on September 3, 1885.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "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. ^ a b "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.