| NGC 6907 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6907 by Pan-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension | 20h 25m 06.6s[1] |
| Declination | −24° 48′ 33″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.010614 ± 0.000013[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,182 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 118 Mly (36.3 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)bc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3′.3 × 2′.7[1] |
| Notable features | Luminous infrared galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| UGCA 418, ESO 528- G003, MCG -04-48-006, IRAS 20221-2458, PGC 64650[1] | |
NGC 6907 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Capricornus. It is located at a distance of about 120 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 6907 is about 115,000 light-years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on July 12, 1784.[4] The total infrared luminosity of the galaxy is 1011.03 L☉, and thus it is categorised as a luminous infrared galaxy.[5]
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6907. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Dolphin, Andrew E.; Fisher, J. Richard; Héraudeau, Philippe; Jacobs, Bradley A.; Karachentsev, Igor D.; Makarov, Dmitry; Makarova, Lidia; Mitronova, Sofia; Rizzi, Luca; Shaya, Edward J.; Sorce, Jenny G.; Wu, Po-Feng (5 September 2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6907". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 6907 (= PGC 64650)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Sanders, D. B.; Mazzarella, J. M.; Kim, D.-C.; Surace, J. A.; Soifer, B. T. (October 2003). "The IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Sample". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (4): 1607–1664. arXiv:astro-ph/0306263. Bibcode:2003AJ....126.1607S. doi:10.1086/376841. S2CID 14825701.