NGC 7320

NGC 7320

NGC 7320 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 22h 36m 03.4s[1]
Declination +33° 56 53[1]
Redshift 786 ± 20 km/s[1]
Distance 39 million ly (12 Mpc)[2]
Type SA(s)d[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 2.2 × 1.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +13.2[1]
Notable features Foreground projection on Stephen's Quintet
Other designations
NGC 12101, PGC 69270, Arp 319, HCG 092A[1]

NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy in the Stephan's Quintet. However, it is not an actual member of the galaxy group, but a much closer line-of-sight galaxy at a distance of about 40 million light years. Other galaxies of Stephan's Quintet are some 300 million ly distant.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7320. Retrieved 2006-10-21.
  2. Moles, M.; Marquez, I.; Sulentic, J. W. (1998). "The observational status of Stephan's Quintet". Astronomy and Astrophysics 334: 473–481. arXiv:astro-ph/9802328. Bibcode:1998A&A...334..473M.

Coordinates: 22h 36m 03.4s, +33° 56′ 53″


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