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NGC 7531 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus.It is located at a distance of about 70 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7531 is about 95,000 light years across. [1]
Nicknamed the Spare Tyre Nebula, [3] IC 5148 is a planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus (The Crane). [4] It was discovered by Australian amateur astronomer Walter Gale in 1894. Around 3000 light-years distant, it is expanding at a rate of 50 kilometres a second, one of the fastest of all ...
NGC 7070A is a face-on lenticular galaxy located about 100 million light-years away [2] in the constellation of Grus. [3] [4] Physical characteristics
NGC 7552 (also known as IC 5294) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Grus.It is at a distance of roughly 60 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7552 is about 75,000 light years across.
NGC 7496 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of about 60 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that it is 75,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on September 5, 1834. [3]
The constellations Grus, Pavo, Phoenix and Tucana are collectively known as the "Southern Birds". The constellation's brightest star, Alpha Gruis, is also known as Alnair and appears as a 1.7-magnitude blue-white star. Beta Gruis is a red giant variable star with a minimum magnitude of 2.3 and a maximum magnitude of 2.0.
NGC 7072 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. [2] [3] NGC 7072 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1834. [4]
NGC 7079 is a barred lenticular galaxy [2] located about 110.58 million light-years away [3] in the constellation of Grus. [4] [5] NGC 7079 is also classified as a LINER galaxy. [3] [5] It is tilted about 51° to the Earth's line of sight. [2] NGC 7079 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 6, 1834. [4]