NGC 7070

NGC 7070 is a spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus.^[2][3] It has a close companion galaxy called NGC 7070A.^[4] NGC 7070 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1834.^[5]

NGC 7070
NGC 7070 with legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Grus
Right ascension	21h 30m 25.3s[1]
Declination	−43° 05′ 14″[1]
Redshift	0.007925[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2,376 km/s[1]
Distance	29.6 Mpc (97 Mly)[1] (estimated)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.80[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)cd[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.3 x 1.8[1]
Other designations
ESO 287-28, AM 2127-431, IRAS 21272-4318, MCG -7-44-16, PGC 66869 [1]

NGC 7070 is a member of a group of galaxies known as the NGC 7079 Group.^[6]

See also

• NGC 7083