Right ascension 00 08 20.9 Redshift 0.004987 Magnitude 13.5 Apparent magnitude (V) 13.5 | Declination −29° 54′ 54″ Helio radial velocity 1495 ± 2 km/s Constellation Sculptor | |
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Distance 71.4 ± 5.2 Mly
(21.9 ± 1.6 Mpc) Type Spiral, possibly barred
edge-on? Similar NGC 8, NGC 9, NGC 11, NGC 12, NGC 10 | ||
NGC 7 is a spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1834, who was using an 18.7 inch reflector telescope at the time. Astronomer Steve Gottlieb described the galaxy as faint, albeit large, and edge-on from the perspective of the Milky Way; he also noted how the galaxy could only be observed clearly with the peripheral vision, not by looking directly at it.
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