NGC 7073 is a spiral galaxy located about 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus.[2][3] NGC 7073 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 25, 1864.[4]

NGC 7073
Color image of NGC 7073 by PanSTARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCapricornus
Right ascension21h 29m 26.0s[1]
Declination−11° 29′ 17″[1]
Redshift0.018496[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,545 km/s[1]
Distance233 Mly (71.4 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.64[1]
Characteristics
TypeSa/b[1]
Size~59,300 ly (18.19 kpc)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.8 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
IRAS 21267-1142, MCG -2-54-10, Mrk 899, PGC 66847[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7073. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  2. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7073 - Galaxy in Capricornus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
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