NGC 7640
| NGC 7640 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7640 (photographed by the Hubble Telescope | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 23h 22m 06.58s[1] |
| Declination | +40° 50′ 43.5″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.001231 ± 0.000004[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | +369 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 29.72 ± 0.5 Mly[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | 11.86[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)c |
| Apparent size (V) | 10.5′ × 2′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 7640 | |
NGC 7640 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. There is evidence that this galaxy has experienced an interaction with another galaxy in the (astronomically) recent past.[2]
It is not immediately obvious this is a spiral galaxy from the photograph because it is edge on.[2]