NGC 7007

NGC 7007
Lenticular galaxy NGC 7007.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Indus
Right ascension	21h 05m 27.9s[1]
Declination	−52° 33′ 07″[1]
Redshift	0.010334[1]
Helio radial velocity	3098 km/s[1]
Distance	131,132,400 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.94[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA0[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.9 × 1.1[1]
Other designations
ESO 187-48, PGC 66069[1]

NGC 7007 is a lenticular galaxy^[2] around 130 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.^[3][2] NGC 7007 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 8, 1834.^[4]

Counter-rotating disk[]

In NGC 7007, there is counter-rotating disk of ionized gas that counter-rotates with respect to the stars. This indicates an external origin of the gas such as accretion.^[5]

See also[]

• NGC 7079
• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)

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