NGC 7320

NGC 7320
Stephan's Quintet (NGC 7320 is the brightest galaxy at lower left corner)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	22h 36m 03.4s[1]
Declination	+33° 56′ 53″[1]
Redshift	786 ± 20 km/s[1]
Distance	39 million ly (12 Mpc)[2]
Type	SA(s)d[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	2′.2 × 1′.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+13.2[1]
Notable features	Foreground projection on Stephen's Quintet
Other designations
NGC 12101, PGC 69270, Arp 319, HCG 092A[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy in the Stephan's Quintet. However, it is not an actual member of the galaxy group, but a much closer line-of-sight galaxy at a distance of about 40 million light years. Other galaxies of Stephan's Quintet are some 300 million ly distant.

External links

• NGC 7320 Stephan’s Quintet
• NGC 7320 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7320. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-10-21. 
2. ^ Moles, M.; Marquez, I.; Sulentic, J. W. (1998). "The observational status of Stephan's Quintet". Astronomy and Astrophysics, 334: 473–481. arXiv:astro-ph/9802328. Bibcode 1998A&A...334..473M. 

Coordinates: 22^h 36^m 03.4^s, +33° 56′ 53″