NGC 7552
Galaxy in the constellation Grus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 7552 (also known as IC 5294) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Grus. It is at a distance of roughly 60 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7552 is about 75,000 light years across. It forms with three other spiral galaxies the Grus Quartet.[2]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 7552 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Grus |
Right ascension | 23h 16m 10.7s[1] |
Declination | −42° 35′ 05″[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1608 ± 5 km/s[1] |
Distance | 56 Mly (17.2 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R')SB(s)ab [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.4′ × 2.7′[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 291- G012, IC 5294, PGC 70884, VV 440[1] |
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