NGC 7600

NGC 7600
NGC 7600 (legacy surveys)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension23h 18m 53.8s[1]
Declination−07° 34′ 50″[1]
Redshift0.011618[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.95[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Apparent size (V)2.5' × 1.1'[1]
Other designations
MCG -01-59-019, 2MASX J23185385-0734495, 6dF J2318539-073450, PGC 71029[1]

NGC 7600 is a galaxy about 160 million light-years from Earth, located in the constellation Aquarius. It is classified as a lenticular galaxy, or, more formally, an S0 galaxy.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7600. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (2011-12-23). "Shell Galaxy NGC 7600". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  3. ^ Turnbull, A. J.; Bridges, T. J.; Carter, D. (1999). "Imaging of the shell galaxies NGC 474 and 7600, and implications for their formation". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 307 (4): 967–976. arXiv:astro-ph/9905041. Bibcode:1999MNRAS.307..967T. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02724.x. S2CID 14214650.
  4. ^ NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. "NED results for object NGC 7600". Retrieved March 24, 2012.


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