NGC 7051

NGC 7051 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius.[2][3] It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 30, 1827.[4]

NGC 7051
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 7051, imaged by 2MASS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension21h 19m 51.3s[1]
Declination−08° 46 59[1]
Redshift0.008402
Helio radial velocity2,519 km/s[1]
Distance98.4 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)12.9[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)a pec [1]
Apparent size (V)1.3 x 1.1[1]
Other designations
IRAS 21171-0859, MCG -2-54-4, PGC 66566[1]

On June 18, 2002 a type ll supernova designated as SN 2002dq was discovered in NGC 7051.[5]

See also

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7051. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7051 - Galaxy in Aquarius Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  3. "NED results for object NGC 7051". Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. "Bright Supernovae - 2002". rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2017-07-01.


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