NGC 7053
| NGC 7053 | |
|---|---|
 The Cd galaxy NGC 7053 as imaged by 2MASS. | |
| 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 | 216 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cG D, S? [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 cD galaxy[2] located about 216 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[3][4] NGC 7053 also might classified as a spiral galaxy.[4] It has a calculated velocity of 4708 km/s.[4] It was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 2, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on October 8, 1865.[5] It is part of a group of galaxies called [CHM2007] LDC 1458.[6]
SN 2003ep
On June 4, 2003 a type la supernova designated as SN 2003ep was discovered in NGC 7053.[7]
See also
External links
- NGC 7053 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7053. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ "NGC 7053". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7053 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- 1 2 3 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ "[CHM2007] LDC 1458". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ↑ "IAUC 8141: 2003ew, 2003ex, 2003ey,, 2003ez; N IN NGC 6822; 2003ep". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
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