NGC 7012 | |
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In this picture by the legacy surveys, NGC 7012 is surrounded by smaller galaxies. The star TYC 7977-850-1 is also visible at the lower right. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Microscopium |
Right ascension | 21 06 45.5 |
Declination | −44° 48′ 53″ |
Redshift | 0.029347 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8,798 km/s |
Distance | 380 Mly (117 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.65 |
Absolute magnitude (B) | -23.53 ± 0.51 |
Characteristics | |
Type | E4 pec |
Size | ~294,200 ly (90.19 kpc) (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 2.5 x 1.4 |
Other designations | |
ESO 286-51, AM 2103-450, PGC 66116 |
NGC 7012 is a large, bright elliptical galaxy located about 380 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Microscopium. NGC 7012 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 1, 1834. NGC 7012 is also is host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 4.5 × 10 M☉. NGC 7012 is very large galaxy, with an estimated diameter of nearly 300,000 light years.
Abell S0921
NGC 7012 is the brightest member in the center of a small compact group of interacting galaxies known as Abell S0921. Due to it also being the dominant member of the group, NGC 7012 is classified as a Cd galaxy. The group has about seven major galaxies with many other more distant, fainter galaxies that are probably also associated.
See also
- Elliptical galaxy
- List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
- List of galaxy groups and clusters
- List of largest galaxies
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7012. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "NGC/IC Project Restoration Efforts". www.ngcicproject.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7012 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- Arzoumanian, Zaven; Baker, Paul T.; Brazier, Adam; Brook, Paul R.; Burke-Spolaor, Sarah; Becsy, Bence; Charisi, Maria; Chatterjee, Shami; Cordes, James M.; Cornish, Neil J.; Crawford, Fronefield; Cromartie, H. Thankful; Decesar, Megan E.; Demorest, Paul B.; Dolch, Timothy (2021-06-01). "The NANOGrav 11 yr Data Set: Limits on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Galaxies within 500 Mpc". The Astrophysical Journal. 914 (2): 121. arXiv:2101.02716. Bibcode:2021ApJ...914..121A. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abfcd3. ISSN 0004-637X.
- "ACO S 921". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
External links
- NGC 7012 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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