| NGC 7606 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7606 by Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 23h 19m 04.8s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 29′ 06″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007442 ± 0.000017 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2231 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 98.5 ± 18.8 Mly (30.2 ± 5.8 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.8[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)b [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 5′.4 × 2′.2[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-59-012, PGC 71047[1] | |
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NGC 7606 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aquarius. It is located at a distance of circa 100 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7606 is about 165,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 28, 1785.[3] The galaxy is included in the Herschel 400 Catalogue. It lies 45 arcminutes northeast from psi2 Aquarii. It can be seen with a 4 inch telescope but its visibility is greatly affected by light pollution.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7606. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 7606". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 7606 (= PGC 71047)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ O'Meara, Steve (2007). Steve O'Meara's Herschel 400 observing guide : how to find and explore 400 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies discovered by William and Caroline Herschel. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0521858939.