NGC 7603 is a spiral Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[1] It is listed (as Arp 92) in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.[4] It is interacting with the smaller elliptical galaxy PGC 71041 nearby.[1]
NGC 7603 | |
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![]() The spiral Seyfert galaxy NGC 7603 (upper right) is interacting with the smaller galaxy PGC 71041 (lower left). Credit: Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 23h 18m 56.4s[1] |
Declination | +00° 14′ 38.2″[1] |
Redshift | 0.029524±0.000073[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 8851±22 km/s[1] |
Galactocentric velocity | 8978±22 km/s[1] |
Distance | 412.9 ± 28 Mly (126.60 ± 8.58 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.04[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(rs)b: pec Sy1.5[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5 × 1.0 moa[1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 7603, UGC 12493, MCG 0-59-21, MK 530, PGC 71035, IRAS23163-0001, UM 156, ARP 92, ZWG 380.26[3] | |
References: NGC+7603[1] |
This galaxy pair has long been a cornerstone for those who are critical of the view that the universe is expanding, and advocates for non-standard cosmology such as Halton Arp, Fred Hoyle, and others.[like whom?][5][6] This is due to the position of two quasars, one at each edge of the filament connecting the two galaxies, with much more redshift than either galaxy.
New General Catalogue 7500 to 7840 | |
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