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NGC 7056

Coordinates:Sky map21h22m07.5s,+18° 39′ 56″
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NGC7056
SDSS image of NGC 7056.
Observation data (J2000epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension21h22m07.5s[1]
Declination18° 39′ 56″[1]
Redshift0.017932[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,376 km/s[1]
Distance225Mly
Apparent magnitude(V)13.75[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBb[1]
Apparent size(V)1.0 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
IC 1382, CGCG 449-19, KARA 911, MCG 3-54-8,PGC66641,UGC11734[1]

NGC 7056is abarred spiral galaxylocated about 225 millionlight-yearsaway in theconstellationofPegasus.[2][3]NGC 7056 was discovered by astronomerAlbert Marthon September 17, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomerTruman Henry Saffordon September 29, 1866.[4]

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References

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  1. ^abcdefgh"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 7056.Retrieved2017-07-02.
  2. ^Rojas, Sebastián García."Galaxy NGC 7056 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser".DSO Browser.Retrieved2017-07-03.
  3. ^"Your NED Search Results".ned.ipac.caltech.edu.Retrieved2017-07-03.
  4. ^"New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099".cseligman.com.Retrieved2017-07-01.
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