NGC 7015
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| NGC 7015 | |
|---|---|
 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]
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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
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