NGC 7077
Dwarf galaxy in the constellation Aquarius From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 7077 is a lenticular blue compact dwarf galaxy[2] located about 56 million light-years away from Earth[3] in the constellation Aquarius.[4] Discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 11, 1863,[5] the galaxy lies within the Local Void.[6]
| NGC 7077 | |
|---|---|
 The lenticular galaxy NGC 7077 as imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 21h 29m 59.6s[1] |
| Declination | 02° 24′ 51″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003843[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1152 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 56 Mly (17.2 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.14[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0- pec?, BCD[1] |
| Size | ~12,300 ly (3.78 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.8 x 0.7[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ARAK 549, CGCG 375-47, MCG 0-54-28, Mrk 900, NPM1G +02.0497, PGC 66860, UGC 11755 [1] | |
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