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Galaxy in the constellation Vulpecula
NGC 7052
An image of NGC 7052
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVulpecula
Right ascension21 18 33
Declination+26° 26′ 49″
Redshift4672 ± 8 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4
Characteristics
TypeE
Apparent size (V)2.5′ × 1.4′
Other designations
UGC 11718, PGC 66537

NGC 7052 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Vulpecula. The galaxy harbours a supermassive black hole with mass c. 220–630 million solar masses in its nucleus.

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the center of NGC 7052. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7052. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
  2. van der Marel, R.P. & van den Bosch, F.C. (1998). "Evidence for a 3×10 M☉ Black Hole in NGC 7052 from Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Nuclear Gas Disk". Astronomical Journal. 116 (5): 2220. arXiv:astro-ph/9804194. Bibcode:1998AJ....116.2220V. doi:10.1086/300593. S2CID 250837913.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 7052 at Wikimedia Commons
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