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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.011611366153847674
Morphology
SO
Coordinates
RA 350.9751° · Dec 9.6675°
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Key facts

Constellation
Pegasus
Right ascension
23 25 12
Declination
+09 ° 48 ′ 37 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
3,559 km/s
Distance
153 Mly
Type
S0
Size
~47,100 ly (14.44 kpc ) (estimated)

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Pegasus
Distance from Earth
48.62
Image
NGC7648 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-10-18
radial velocity
3781
catalog code
[SLK2004] 1875
galaxy morphological type
S0
apparent magnitude
9.696
right ascension
350.9751292
declination
9.6674583
redshift
0.011872
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
NGC 7648

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 7648 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered on October 18, 1784, by the astronomer William Herschel but also observed by astronomers Heinrich d'Arrest and Édouard Stephan. The redshift of the galaxy is estimated to be (z) 0.011. This galaxy has also been designated as IC 1486 when it was observed again by the French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan.

The nucleus of the galaxy has been described to shine brightly in ultraviolet rays, thus being listed in the Markarian catalogue as MRK 531.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 7648” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.