NGC 7074 | |
---|---|
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 21h 29m 38.8s[1] |
Declination | 06° 40′ 57″[1] |
Redshift | 0.011595[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,476 km/s[1] |
Distance | 140 Mly (42.9 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S?[1] |
Size | ~54,300 ly (16.64 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.9 x 0.4[1] |
Other designations | |
2ZW 133, CGCG 401-27, IRAS 21271+0627, PGC 66850[1] |
NGC 7074 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy[2] located about 140 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[3][4] NGC 7074 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on October 16, 1863.[5]