NGC 7069

NGC 7069 is a Lenticular galaxy located about 400 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius.[2][3] NGC 7069 is also classified as a LINER galaxy.[4] NGC 7069 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on October 12, 1863.[5]

NGC 7069
The lenticular galaxy NGC 7069 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension21h 28m 05.9s[1]
Declination−01° 38′ 49″[1]
Redshift0.030955[1]
Helio radial velocity9,280 km/s[1]
Distance122 Mpc (398 Mly)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.36[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB0^-(s), LINER[1]
Size~108,600 ly (33.30 kpc)(estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.3 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
CGCG 375-40, MCG 0-54-19, PGC 66807, UGC 11747[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7069. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  2. "Galaxy NGC 7069 - Galaxy in Aquarius Constellation". Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  4. "NGC 7069". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  • Media related to NGC 7069 at Wikimedia Commons
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