NGC 7257

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NGC 7257

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 7257's core.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22h 22m 36.4s[1]
Declination -4° 7′ 15″[1]
Redshift 4901 ± 8 km/s[1]
Type SAB(rs)bc[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1′.9 × 1′.4[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.7[1]
Other designations
PGC 68691[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 7257 is a peculiar galaxy located in the constellation Aquarius.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 7257. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.