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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Indus
Right ascension
21 41 19.3
Declination
−63 ° 54 ′ 31 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
3,100 km/s
Distance
133.4 Mly
Type
SA(s)a
Apparent size v
1.9' x 1.6'

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Indus
Distance from Earth
42.97
Image
NGC 7096 hst 08597 606.png
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galaxy morphological type
Sa
Commons category
NGC 7096
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1836-00-00
catalog code
APMBGC 107-125-045
apparent magnitude
8.952
redshift
0.010270
right ascension
325.3303833
declination
-63.9087417
radial velocity
3063
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 7096 is a grand-design spiral galaxy located about 130 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus. NGC 7096 is also part of a group of galaxies that contains the galaxy NGC 7083. NGC 7096 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on August 31, 1836.

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