NGC 7041

NGC 7041

The lenticular galaxy NGC 7041.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 16m 32.4s[1]
Declination −48° 21 49[1]
Redshift 0.006491/1946 km/s[1]
Distance 89 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.2[1]
Characteristics
Type SA0 [1]
Apparent size (V) 3.6' x 1.5'[1]
Other designations
ESO 235-82, AM 2113-483, PGC 66463[1]

NGC 7041 is a lenticular galaxy located about 89 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus.[2][3] NGC 7041 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 7, 1834.[4]

Physical Characteristics

NGC 7041 is part of the Indus Triplet of galaxies which contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7049 and the galaxy NGC 7029.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7041. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7041 - Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  5. "NGC 7049, an unusual galaxy in Indus". Anne's Astronomy News (in Dutch). 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
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