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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Pavo
Right ascension
21 11 20.1
Declination
−64 ° 01 ′ 31 ″ .
Heliocentric radial velocity
3201 km/s
Distance
138 Mly (42.4 Mpc )
Type
(R)SA0^+(r)
Size
~110,000 ly (33.6 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
3.7 x 1.8

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Pavo
Distance from Earth
43.49
Image
NGC7020 - Iotw2224a.jpg
Said to be same as
NGC 7021
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redshift
0.010357
galaxy morphological type
SB0
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1835-06-22
catalog code
Gaia DR2 6449826055683522176
radial velocity
3011
apparent magnitude
8.888
right ascension
317.83351869819250
declination
-64.02527632557760
epoch
J2000.0
Commons category
NGC 7020

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 7020 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 140 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. NGC 7020 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on August 31, 1836.

Physical characteristics

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