NGC 7057 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Microscopium |
Right ascension | 21h 24m 58.7s[1] |
Declination | −42° 27′ 38″[1] |
Redshift | 0.017962[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,385 km/s[1] |
Distance | 230.1 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.60[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.0[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 287-17, AM 2121-424, MCG -7-44-4, PGC 66708[1] |
NGC 7057 is an elliptical galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium.[2][3] NGC 7057 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.[4]