NGC 7320
| NGC7320 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7320 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000.0epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 22h36m03.4s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 56′ 53″[1] |
| Redshift | 786 ± 20 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 39 millionly(12Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | +13.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)d[1] |
| Apparent size(V) | 2.2′× 1.2′[1] |
| Notable features | Foreground projection on Stephan's Quintet |
| Other designations | |
| UGC12101,PGC69270,Arp319,HCG092A[1] | |
NGC 7320is aspiral galaxyinStephan's Quintet.However, it is not an actual member of thegalaxy group,but a much closer line-of-sight galaxy at a distance of about 40 millionlight years,the same as the nearbyNGC 7331.Other galaxies of Stephan's Quintet are some 300 millionlight-yearsdistant.
NGC 7320 has extensive H II regions, identified as red blobs, where active star formation is occurring.
The galaxy was imaged by theJames Webb Space Telescopeas part of Stephan's Quintet; the picture was released on 12 July 2022.
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 7320.Retrieved2006-10-21.
- ^Moles, M.; Marquez, I.; Sulentic, J. W. (1998). "The observational status of Stephan's Quintet".Astronomy and Astrophysics.334:473–481.arXiv:astro-ph/9802328.Bibcode:1998A&A...334..473M.
External links
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Media related toNGC 7320at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 7320 onWikiSky:DSS2,SDSS,GALEX,IRAS,Hydrogen α,X-Ray,Astrophoto,Sky Map,Articles and images
- https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-034
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