NGC 7020

NGC 7020
The ringed galaxy NGC 7020.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPavo
Right ascension21h 11m 20.1s[1]
Declination−64° 01′ 31″.[1]
Redshift0.010677[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3201 km/s[1]
Distance138 Mly (42.4 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.78[1]
Characteristics
Type(R)SA0^+(r)[1]
Size~110,000 ly (33.6 kpc) (estimated)[2]
Apparent size (V)3.7 x 1.8[1]
Other designations
NGC 7021, ESO 107-13, PGC 66291[1]
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NGC 7020 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 140 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo.[3][4] NGC 7020 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on August 31, 1836.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7020. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7020 - Galaxy in Pavo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.