NGC 7110
Galaxy in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
NGC 7110 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5044 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 74.39 ± 5.22 Mpc (~243 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 23 September 1834.
01IC 5105 Group
According to A. M. Garcia, NGC 7110 is part of the IC 5105 group (also known as LGG 445). This group of galaxies contains at least 19 members. The other galaxies in the group are: NGC 7057, NGC 7060, NGC 7072, NGC 7075, NGC 7087, NGC 7130, IC 5105, IC 5105A, IC 5128, IC 5139, and eight galaxies in the ESO catalogue.
02Supernova
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- NGC 7110 DSS.jpg by Donald Pelletier, CC0
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