NGC 7069 is a lenticular galaxy located about 400 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius.[2][3] NGC 7069 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[4] NGC 7069 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on October 12, 1863.[5]
| NGC 7069 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 7069 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 21h 28m 05.9s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 38′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.030955[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,280 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 122 Mpc (398 Mly) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.36[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB0^-(s), LINER[1] |
| Size | ~108,600 ly (33.30 kpc)(estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 375-40, MCG 0-54-19, PGC 66807, UGC 11747[1] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7069. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Galaxy NGC 7069 - Galaxy in Aquarius Constellation". Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "NGC 7069". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
External links
edit- Media related to NGC 7069 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 7069 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
