NGC 7022

NGC 7022 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 95 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[2][3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[4]

NGC 7022
2MASS image of the galaxy NGC 7022.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationIndus
Right ascension21h 09m 35.2s[1]
Declination−49° 18′ 13″[1]
Redshift0.007699[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2308 km/s[1]
Distance95 Mly (29.2 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.01[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)0^0[1]
Size~65,000 ly (20 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.5 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
ESO 235-65, FAIR 952, PGC 66224 [1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7022. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7022 – Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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