NGC 7059

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pavo

NGC 7059
The spiral galaxy NGC 7059.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pavo
Right ascension	21^h 27^m 21.5^s^[1]
Declination	−60° 00′ 52″^[1]
Redshift	0.005784^[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1,734 km/s^[1]
Distance	72 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.35^[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)c^[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.5 x 1.7^[1]
Other designations
ESO 145-5, IRAS 21236-6013, PGC 66784^[1]

NGC 7059 is a nearby spiral galaxy located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Pavo.^[2]^[3] NGC 7059 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 22, 1835.^[4]

See also

List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
NGC 224

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7059. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7059 - Galaxy in Pavo Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.

External links

NGC 7059 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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New General Catalogue 7000 to 7499

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