Hubble Sees Dusty Spiral Galaxy: NGC 7496
NGC 7496 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus.This Hubble image shows NGC 7496, a barred spiral galaxy some 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Chandar / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team.NGC 7496 was discovered on September 5, 1834 by the English astronomer John Herschel.
Otherwise known as ESO 291-1, LEDA 70588 and IRAS 23069-4341, this galaxy is about 70,000 light-years across.
NGC 7496 is a member of the NGC 7582 group, a gathering of almost ten large galaxies.
The galaxy is also classified as a type II Seyfert galaxy with high star formation rate.
At the center of NGC 7496 lies an active galactic nucleus, a supermassive black hole that feasts on gas.
“Hubble first observed NGC 7496...
