NGC 7196
id:
ngc-7196-172-1330437
title:
NGC 7196
text:
NGC 7196 is an elliptical galaxy registered in the New General Catalogue. It is located in the direction of the Indus constellation, at a distance of circa 150 million light years. It was discovered by the English astronomer John Herschel in 1834 using a 47.5 cm reflector. NGC 7196 appears slightly distorted, with asymmetric outer isophotes. Asymmetry is also observed near the centre. The inner luminosity pattern resembles that of lenticular galaxies with circumscribing dust lanes, except that t
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Indus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7196
date created:
2019-01-14T11:47:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:14:52Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1150117","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1150117"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/NGC_7196_legacy_dr10.jpg","width":2500,"height":2500}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16