NGC 7012 is a large, bright[2] elliptical galaxy located about 380 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Microscopium[3][4] NGC 7012 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 1, 1834.[5]

NGC 7012
In this picture by the 2MASS survey, NGC 7012 is surrounded by 3 smaller galaxies. The star TYC 7977-850-1 is also visible at the lower right.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Microscopium
Right ascension	21h 06m 45.5s[1]
Declination	−44° 48′ 53″[1]
Redshift	0.029347[1]
Helio radial velocity	8,798 km/s[1]
Distance	381,654,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.65[1]
Characteristics
Type	E4 pec[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.5 x 1.4[1]
Other designations
ESO 286-51, AM 2103-450, PGC 66116[1]

Abell S0921

NGC 7012 is the brightest member in the center of a small compact group of interacting galaxies[6] known as Abell S0921.[7] Due to it also being the dominant member of the group, NGC 7012 is classified as a Cd galaxy.[8] The group has about seven major galaxies with many other more distant, fainter galaxies that are probably also associated.[2]

See also

• Elliptical galaxy
• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• List of galaxy groups and clusters

References

External links

• NGC 7012 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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