NGC 7673
| NGC 7673 | |
|---|---|
 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 7673. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus[1] |
| Right ascension | 23h 27m 41.060s[2] |
| Declination | +23° 35′ 20.18″[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,408±1 km/s[3] |
| Distance | 152.7 Mly (46.83 Mpc)[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.2[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAc pec[3] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3′ × 1.2′[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 12607,[3] PGC 71493[3] | |
NGC 7673 is a disturbed spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus.[1] The galaxy has recently experienced intense star formation activity and may therefore be referred to as a starburst galaxy.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ESA Science & Technology: Hyperactive galaxy NGC 7673 [heic0205]". Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7673. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ Crook, Aidan C.; et al. (February 2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
External links
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Media related to NGC 7673 at Wikimedia Commons- ESA homepage for the Hubble Space telescope Pictures and information on NGC 7673
- ESA Science & Technology Pictures and more detailed information on NGC 7673
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