NGC 7090
| NGC 7090 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7090 image taken using the Wide Field Channel of the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope and combines orange light (colored blue here), infrared (colored red) and emissions from glowing hydrogen gas (also in red). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 36m 28.865s[1] |
| Declination | −54° 33′ 26.35″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002742[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 821 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 30 million light-years[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.51[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc D[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO-LV 188-0120, LEDA 67045, PSCz Q21329-5446,
AM 2133-544, HIPASS J2136-54, 2MASX J21362886-5433263, SGC 213259-5446.9, 6dFGS gJ213628.9-543327, IRAS 21329-5446, MBG 21331-5446, SINGG HIPASS J2136-54, ESO 188-12, IRAS F21329-5446, 2MFGC 16320, [M98c] 213259.0-544654 | |
NGC 7090 is a spiral galaxy lying in the southern constellation of Indus and located about thirty million light-years from the Sun. Astronomer John Herschel first observed this galaxy on 4 October 1834.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Search Results for NGC 7090". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "NGC 7090 — An actively star-forming galaxy". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
External links
Media related to NGC 7090 at Wikimedia Commons
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