NGC 7812
| NGC 7812 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 02m 54.460s[1] |
| Declination | −34° 14′ 08.40″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.022799[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6757 ± 19 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 314.2 ± 22.0 Mly (96.33 ± 6.76 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.99[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)b:[3] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -06-01-016, PGC 195[2] | |
NGC 7812 (also known PGC 195) as is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.[5] The galaxy was discovered on 25 September 1865 by Sir John Hershel. At its widest, it measures approximately 100-thousand light years (30660 parsecs) across, and is 315 million light years away from Earth.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c "NGC 7812". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ a b "Results for object NGC 7812 (NGC 7812)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Search specification: NGC 7812". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "NGC 7812 Facts". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 - 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
External links
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Media related to NGC 7812 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 7812 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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