NGC 7001
NGC 7001 is an intermediate spiral galaxy[2] located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Aquarius.[3] NGC 7001 has an estimated diameter of 106,000 light-years.[2] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on July 21, 1827 and was also observed by Austrian astronomer Rudolf Spitaler on September 26, 1891.[4]
| NGC 7001 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 7001 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 21h 01m 07.7s[1] |
| Declination | −00° 11′ 43″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023650/7090 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 301,735,000 ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)ab[1] |
| Size | ~106,276 ly [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.25 × 1.06[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 374-37, IRAS 20585-0023, MCG 0-53-16, NPM1G -00.0540, UGC 11663, PGC 65905[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7001. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7001 · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
External links
- NGC 7001 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.