| NGC 7096 | |
|---|---|
 The spiral galaxy NGC 7096. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 41m 19.3s[1] |
| Declination | −63° 54′ 31″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.010340[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,100 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 133.4 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.82[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)a[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9' x 1.6'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 107-46, AM 2137-640, IRAS 21373-6408, IC 5121,PGC 67168[1] | |
NGC 7096 is agrand-design spiral galaxy[2] located about 130 millionlight-years away[3] in theconstellation ofIndus.[4] NGC 7096 is also part of a group of galaxies that contains the galaxyNGC 7083.[5] NGC 7096 was discovered by astronomerJohn Herschel on August 31, 1836.[6]
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