NGC 7061

NGC 7061
The galaxy NGC 7061 (center) and surrounding galaxies.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationIndus
Right ascension21h 27m 26.8s[1]
Declination−49° 03′ 49″[1]
Redshift0.030037[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity9,005 km/s[1]
Distance390 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)14.12[1]
Characteristics
TypeE4, cD4[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
ESO 236-13, AM 2123-491, PGC 66785[1]

NGC 7061 is an elliptical galaxy located about 400 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus.[2][3] NGC 7061 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 30, 1834.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7061. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  2. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7061 - Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.