| NGC 7191 | |
|---|---|
NGC 7191 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 22h 06m 52.8s[1] |
| Declination | −64° 38′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.009790 ± 0.000033[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,935 ± 10km/s[1] |
| Distance | 119 ± 10Mly (36.5 ± 3.1Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)c[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 0.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 108- G013,PGC 68059[1] | |
NGC 7191 is aspiral galaxy registered in theNew General Catalogue. It is located in the direction of theIndus constellation. It was discovered by the EnglishastronomerJohn Herschel in 1835 using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) reflector.[2][3][4] It is a member of thegalaxy group known as the NGC 7192 group, named after its brightest member,NGC 7192. Other members of the group includeNGC 7179, andNGC 7219.[5][6]
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