NGC 7057 is an elliptical galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium.[2][3] NGC 7057 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.[4]
| NGC 7057 | |
|---|---|
 The galaxy NGC 7057 as imaged by 2MASS. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Microscopium |
| Right ascension | 21h 24m 58.7s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 27′ 38″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017962[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,385 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 230.1 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.60[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 287-17, AM 2121-424, MCG -7-44-4, PGC 66708[1] | |
Group membership
editNGC 7057 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 7060 group. Other members of the group are NGC 7060, NGC 7072 and NGC 7072A.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7057. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7057 - Galaxy in Microscopium Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ Fouque, P.; Proust, D.; Quintana, H.; Ramirez, A. (1993-09-01). "Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 493–500. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100..493F. ISSN 0365-0138.
External links
edit- NGC 7057 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images