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NGC 7015

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NGC7015
The galaxy NGC 7015.
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationEquuleus
Right ascension21h05m37.4s[1]
Declination11° 24′ 51″[1]
Redshift0.016281[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,881 km/s[1]
Distance203.2Mly(62.3Mpc)
Apparent magnitude(V)13.25[1]
Characteristics
TypeSbc[1]
Apparent size(V)1.9 x 1.6[1]
Other designations
IRAS21032+1112,UGC11674,MCG2-53-12,PGC66076,CGCG425-40[1]

NGC 7015is aspiral galaxylocated about 203 millionlight-yearsaway from Earth in theconstellationEquuleus.[2][3]NGC 7015's calculated velocity is 4,881 km/s (3,033 mi/s).[3]NGC 7015 was discovered by French astronomerÉdouard Stephanon September 29, 1878.[4]It is also part of a group of galaxies called [CHM2007] LDC 1450.[5]

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References

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  1. ^abcdefgh"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 7015.Retrieved2017-05-27.
  2. ^Rojas, Sebastián García."Galaxy NGC 7015 · Deep Sky Objects Browser".DSO Browser.Retrieved2017-05-27.
  3. ^ab"Your NED Search Results".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2017-05-27.
  4. ^"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049".cseligman.com.Retrieved2017-04-15.
  5. ^"[CHM2007] LDC 1450".simbad.u-strasbg.fr.Retrieved2017-06-28.
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