NGC 7

NGC 7 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel in 1834, who was using an 18.7 inch reflector telescope at the time.^[6] Astronomer Steve Gottlieb described the galaxy as faint, albeit large, and edge-on from the perspective of the Milky Way; he also noted how the galaxy could only be observed clearly with peripheral vision, not by looking directly at it.^[6]

ConstellationSculptor

Right ascension00^h 08^m 20.3^s[1]

Declination−29° 55′ 01″^[1]

Redshift0.004987^[2]

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NGC 7
ESO KIDS image of NGC 7
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	00h 08m 20.3s[1]
Declination	−29° 55′ 01″[1]
Redshift	0.004987[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1495 ± 2 km/s[2]
Distance	71.4 ± 5.2 Mly (21.9 ± 1.6 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.5[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)	−17.83[4]
Characteristics
Type	SBc[5]
Apparent size (V)	2.2′ × 0.5′[2]
Other designations
MCG-05-01-037, ESO 409-G022, AM 0005-301, PGC 627, h 4014, GC 2[6]

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