NGC 7015 | |
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![]() The galaxy NGC 7015. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Equuleus |
Right ascension | 21h 05m 37.4s[1] |
Declination | 11° 24′ 51″[1] |
Redshift | 0.016281[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,881 km/s[1] |
Distance | 203.2 Mly (62.3 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.25[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sbc[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.9 x 1.6[1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 21032+1112, UGC 11674, MCG 2-53-12, PGC 66076, CGCG 425-40[1] |
NGC 7015 is a spiral galaxy located about 203 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Equuleus.[2][3] NGC 7015's calculated velocity is 4,881 km/s (3,033 mi/s).[3] NGC 7015 was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on September 29, 1878.[4] It is also part of a group of galaxies called [CHM2007] LDC 1450.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7015. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7015 · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "[CHM2007] LDC 1450". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
External links
[edit]Media related to NGC 7015 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 7015 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images