NGC 7073 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Capricornus |
Right ascension | 21h 29m 26.0s[1] |
Declination | −11° 29′ 17″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018496[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,545 km/s[1] |
Distance | 233 Mly (71.4 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.64[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sa/b[1] |
Size | ~59,300 ly (18.19 kpc)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.7[1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 21267-1142, MCG -2-54-10, Mrk 899, PGC 66847[1] |
NGC 7073 is a spiral galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus.[2][3] NGC 7073 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 25, 1864.[4]