NGC 7090 facts for kids
NGC 7090 is a fascinating spiral galaxy located far, far away in space. It's part of the Indus constellation, which is a group of stars that look like a specific shape from Earth. This galaxy is incredibly distant, about 30 million light-years from our home planet, Earth.
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What is a Galaxy?
A galaxy is like a giant island in space. It's made up of billions of stars, along with gas, dust, and something mysterious called dark matter. All these parts are held together by a powerful force called gravity. Our own home, Earth, is part of a galaxy called the Milky Way.
Spiral Galaxies Explained
NGC 7090 is a special type of galaxy known as a spiral galaxy. Imagine a giant pinwheel spinning in space! Spiral galaxies have a flat, rotating disk with spiral arms that reach out from a central bulge. These arms are where many new stars are born. Our Milky Way galaxy is also a spiral galaxy.
Where is NGC 7090?
This galaxy is found in the Indus constellation. A constellation is a group of stars that seem to form a pattern in the night sky when we look at them from Earth. The Indus constellation is named after the Indus River. You can see it in the southern sky.
How Far Away is It?
NGC 7090 is about 30 million light-years away. A light-year is a way to measure huge distances in space. It's the distance light travels in one year. Light moves incredibly fast, about 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second! So, 30 million light-years is an unbelievably long distance. It means the light we see from NGC 7090 today actually left the galaxy 30 million years ago!
Images for kids
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NGC 7090 by Hubble Space Telescope
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NGC 7090 (2MASS)
