NGC 7507

galaxy

NGC 7507 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on October 30, 1783. The galaxy lies at an estimated distance of 80.1 million light-years (24.55 Mpc) from the Milky Way, and has an angular size of 2.0′ × 1.9′ in the near infrared. It is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1,590 km/s.

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