NGC 7053

NGC 7053
SDSS image of NGC 7053.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 21h 21m 07.6s[1]
Declination 23° 05 05[1]
Redshift 0.015704/4708 km/s[1]
Distance 195.6 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.02[1]
Characteristics
Type S? [1]
Size ~101,420 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V) 1.4 x 1.3[1]
Other designations
2ZW 124, CGCG 471-8, IRAS 21188+2252, MCG 4-50-9, NPM1G +22.0620, PGC 66610, UGC 11727[1]

NGC 7053 is a spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] It was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 2, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on October 8, 1865.[4]

SN 2003ep

On June 4, 2003 a type la supernova designated as SN 2003ep was discovered in NGC 7053.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7053. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7053 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. "IAUC 8141: 2003ew, 2003ex, 2003ey,, 2003ez; N IN NGC 6822; 2003ep". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
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