NGC 7302 is a lenticular galaxy[2] located around 124 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.[3][2] NGC 7302 was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on October 3, 1785 and was rediscovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1896 and was listed in the IC catalogue as IC 5228.[4] It is also part of a group of interacting galaxies.[5]
| NGC 7302 | |
|---|---|
 The galaxy NGC 7302. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 32m 23s[1] |
| Declination | −14° 07′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0090[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,703 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 124 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0−(s)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8'x 1.1' [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 69094, IC 5228, MCG -2-57-13 [1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7302. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7302 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ "NGC 7302". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
External links
edit- NGC 7302 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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