NGC 7073 is a spiral galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus.[2][3] NGC 7073 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 25, 1864.[4]
| NGC 7073 | |
|---|---|
 Color image of NGC 7073 by PanSTARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension | 21h 29m 26.0s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 29′ 17″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018496[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,545 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 233 Mly (71.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.64[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sa/b[1] |
| Size | ~59,300 ly (18.19 kpc)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 21267-1142, MCG -2-54-10, Mrk 899, PGC 66847[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7073. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7073 - Galaxy in Capricornus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
External links
edit- NGC 7073 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images