NGC 7040
Appearance
NGC 7040 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Equuleus |
Right ascension | 21h 13m 16.5s[1] |
Declination | 08° 51′ 54″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020399/6115 km/s[1] |
Distance | 257,540,000 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S? [1] |
Size | ~42,601.72 ly (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1 x 0.8[1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 401-8, IRAS 21108+0839, MCG 1-54-4, PGC 66366, UGC 11701[1] |
NGC 7040 Is a spiral galaxy located about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Equuleus.[2][3] It has an estimated diameter of 42,600 light-years.[3] NGC 7040 was discovered by astronomer Mark Harrington on August 18, 1882.[4]
See also
External links
- NGC 7040 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7040. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7040 - Galaxy in Equuleus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.