NGC 7252

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NGC 7252

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 7252's core.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 20m 44.8s[1]
Declination -24° 40′ 42″[1]
Redshift 4792 ± 1 km/s[1]
Type (R)SA(r)0[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1′.9 × 1′.6[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.7[1]
Other designations
PGC 68612,[1] Arp 226,[1] Atoms for Peace Galaxy[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 7252 is a peculiar galaxy located in the constellation Aquarius.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 7252. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.