NGC 7057 explained

NGC 7057
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	E^[1]
Dist Ly:	230.1 Mly
Z:	0.017962
H Radial V:	5,385 km/s
Appmag V:	12.60
Size V:	1.4 x 1.0
Constellation Name:	Microscopium
Names:	ESO 287-17, AM 2121-424, MCG -7-44-4, PGC 66708

NGC 7057 is an elliptical galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Microscopium.^{[2] [3]} NGC 7057 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 2, 1836.^[4]

Group membership

NGC 7057 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 7060 group. Other members of the group are NGC 7060, NGC 7072 and NGC 7072A.^[5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• NGC 7302

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 7057 . 2017-07-03.
2. Web site: Galaxy NGC 7057 - Galaxy in Microscopium Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-07-03.
3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-07-03.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-07-01.
5. Fouque. P.. Proust. D.. Quintana. H.. Ramirez. A.. 1993-09-01. Dynamics of the Pavo-Indus and Grus clouds of galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100. 493–500. 0365-0138. 1993A&AS..100..493F.