NGC 7068

NGC 7068
The spiral galaxy NGC 7068.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 21h 26m 32.4s[1]
Declination 12° 11′ 03″[1]
Redshift 0.017463/5235 km/s[1]
Distance 216 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 17.7[1]
Characteristics
Type Sc[1]
Apparent size (V) 0.10 x 0.09[1]
Other designations
CGCG 426-55, IRAS 21241+1158, KAZ 520, MCG 2-54-27, PGC 66765[1]

NGC 7068 is a spiral galaxy located about 215 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] NGC 7068 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 7, 1863.[4]

SN 2013ei

On June 26, 2013 a type 1a supernova designated as SN 2013ei was discovered in NGC 7068.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7068. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7068 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Supernovae 2013ei in NGC 7068". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
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