NGC 7320

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NGC 7320
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 22h 36m 03.4s[1]
Declination +33° 56′ 53″[1]
Redshift 786 ± 20 km/s[1]
Distance 39 million ly (12 Mpc)[2]
Type SA(s)d[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 2′.2 × 1′.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +13.2[1]
Notable features Foreground projection on Stephen's Quintet
Other designations
NGC 12101, PGC 69270, Arp 319, HCG 092A[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy in the Stephan's Quintet. However, it is not an actual member of the galaxy group, but a much closer line-of-sight galaxy at a distance of about 40 million light years. Other galaxies of Stephan's Quintet are some 300 million ly distant.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 7320. Retrieved on 2006-10-21.
  2. ^ Moles, M.; Marquez, I.; Sulentic, J. W. (1998). "The observational status of Stephan's Quintet". Astronomy and Astrophysics, 334: 473-481. 
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