NGC 7077

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: AG?
Redshift: z = 0.003743
Morphology: E
Coordinates: RA 322.4985° · Dec 2.4144°

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Key facts

Constellation: Aquarius
Right ascension: 21 29 59.6
Declination: 02 ° 24 ′ 51 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1152 km/s
Distance: 56 Mly (17.2 Mpc )
Type: S0- pec?, BCD
Size: ~12,300 ly (3.78 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 0.8 x 0.7

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Wikidata facts

Constellation: Aquarius
Image: SDSS NGC 7077.jpg

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time of discovery or invention: 1863-08-11
discoverer or inventor: Albert Marth
catalog code: LEDA 66860
apparent magnitude: 11.377
galaxy morphological type: E:
redshift: 0.003823
Commons category: NGC 7077
right ascension: 322.4984750
declination: 2.4143750
epoch: J2000.0
radial velocity: 1120

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 7077 is a lenticular blue compact dwarf galaxy located about 56 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 11, 1863, the galaxy lies within the Local Void.

Infrared image of the NGC 7077 galaxy

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