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NGC 7083

NGC 7083, ESO 107-36, LEDA 67023, SGC 213150-6407.7, h 3870, GC 4674

RA: 21h 35m 45.4s
Dec: −63° 54′ 16″

Con: Indus
Ch: MSA:1516, U2:458, SA:26

Ref: SIMBAD

(reference key)

Type: galaxy, Sb

Mag: B=11.8, V=11.04

Size: 3.467′ x 1.995′
PA: 5°

Historical observations

Dunlop, James (1827)

James Dunlop discovered this object from Paramatta, New South Wales, and included it as No. 263 in his catalogue of 1827. Using a 9-inch f/12 telescope, he described it as "a small faint round nebula, 20 arcseconds diameter, a little brighter in the middle, following a group of pretty bright stars."

John Herschel (1847) Cape Observations

Discovered by Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope with an 18-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He recorded it as "pB, pL, R, gbM, 1'." On a second occassion he called it "F, L, R of lE, vgpmbM, 1', resolvable, with long attention it appears mottled. Perhaps Dunlop 263, with 3 minute correction in RA."

Published comments

Reynolds, J.H. (1921)

Reynolds, J.H. (1921) The spiral nebulae in the zone –40° to –90° (from the Franklin-Adams Plates). MNRAS, 81, 598.

Table, p601. 3x1.5; pa 10

de Vaucouleurs, G. (1975)

de Vaucouleurs, G. (1975) Nearby groups of galaxies. In: Kuiper, G. (ed) Stars and Stellar Systems. Volume 9: Galaxies and the Universe. Chapter 14, p557.

Pavo-Indus Cloud:

Includes NGC 7079 and NGC 7213 groups. Foreground: NGC 7090, IC 5152, IC 5201. Background: NGC 6970.

Brightest members: NGC 7213 ( B(0) = 11.57), NGC 7205 ( B(0) = 11.70), NGC 7049 ( B(0) = 12.04), NGC 7083 ( B(0) = 12.14), NGC 7144 ( B(0) = 12.15).

de Vaucouleurs, G. (1956)

De Vaucouleurs (1956) "Survey of bright galaxies south of -35° declination", Mem. Mount Stromlo, No. 13. (photographic study, plates taken with the 30-inch Reynolds reflector, 20-inch diaphragm).

Supernovae

A supernova erupted in this galaxy in 1983 (18.0pg)

Sulentic & Tifft (1973)

The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 12.0 mag galaxy.

Sandage, A. et al. (1975) Galaxies and the Universe

G. de Vaucouleurs ("Galaxies and the Universe", Chapter 14 - Nearby Groups of Galaxies) notes that the Pavo-Indus Cloud includes the NGC 7079 and NGC 7213 Groups. Foreground members are NGC 7090, IC 5152 & IC 5201. NGC 6970 is a background member. The five brightest members of the Pavo-Indus Cloud are NGC 7213, NGC 7205, NGC 7049, NGC 7083 & NGC 7144.

Modern observations

Brian Skiff

15cm - fairly br @ 80x. 140x: 3'x1'.2 in pa10. m14 * nr S tip just W of maj

axis. light distrib somewhat asym: fairly smooth oval outline on S,

more nrly circ fat core, then thinner spiky halo to N that is fntr in

any case. diffuse texture, overall concen mod-even. BS, 8Nov1993, LCO.

Contemporary observations

Magda Streicher

(no date)

Alldays (22.50S, 20.12E, 770m).

12-inch f/10 SCT (218x, 346x)

Very much in a N-S direction. This soft haze slowly brighten to a brighter nucleus.

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