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EntityQ1150028· pop 25

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Indus

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Sy2
Distance
2,052 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.009980000867271022
Coordinates
RA 331.2056° · Dec -64.0468°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Indus
Distance from Earth
41.63
Image
NGC 7179 legacy dr10.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
Sb
discoverer or inventor
John Frederick William Herschel
declination
-64.04682227265050
catalog code
Gaia DR2 6399538658731826816
time of discovery or invention
1835-06-22
apparent magnitude
9.580
redshift
0.009820
right ascension
331.20565374104950
radial velocity
2930
epoch
J2000.0

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