NGC 7174
E873779
NGC 7174 is a peculiar, interacting spiral galaxy located in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, notable for its distorted structure caused by gravitational interaction with nearby galaxies.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interacting galaxy
ⓘ
peculiar galaxy ⓘ spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 13 ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | 7174 ⓘ |
| constellation | Piscis Austrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | approximately −31° 59′ ⓘ |
| discoverer | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 100 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 30 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| distortionCause | gravitational interaction with nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| environment | dense group environment ⓘ |
| galaxyClusterMembership | Hickson Compact Group 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistortedStructure | true ⓘ |
| hasDustLanes | true ⓘ |
| hasEquatorialCoordinatesEpoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | peculiar spiral ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCompanion |
NGC 7172
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 7176 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeculiarVelocity | true ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | enhanced in interaction regions ⓘ |
| hasTidalFeatures | true ⓘ |
| hasWarpedDisk | true ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
NGC 7173
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 7176 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | compact galaxy group ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Piscis Austrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | HCG 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterCatalogue | New General Catalogue (NGC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Hickson Compact Group 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | approximately 2700 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately 0.009 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 22h 02m ⓘ |
| showsTidalTails | true ⓘ |
| skyPosition | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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