NGC 7302 explained

NGC 7302
Epoch:J2000
Type:SA0-(s)[1]
Dist Ly:124 Mly
Z:0.0090
H Radial V:2,703 km/s
Appmag V:12.3
Size V:1.8'x 1.1'
Constellation Name:Aquarius
Names:PGC 69094, IC 5228, MCG -2-57-13

NGC 7302 is a lenticular galaxy located around 124 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.[2] [3] NGC 7302 was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on October 3, 1785 and was rediscovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1896 and was listed in the IC catalogue as IC 5228.[4] It is also part of a group of interacting galaxies.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 7302 . 2017-04-29 .
  2. Web site: Galaxy NGC 7302 Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-04-29. 2017-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150433/https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8503/ngc-7302/galaxy. dead.
  3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-04-29.
  4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-04-29.
  5. NGC 7302. 2017-06-28.