NGC 7038

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NGC 7038
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Intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 7038.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Indus
Right ascension 21h 15m 07.5s [1]
Declination −47° 13′ 14″ [1]
Redshift 0.016471 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4,938 km/s [1]
Distance 211.6  Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.55 [1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(s)c [1]
Apparent size  (V)3.2 x 1.6 [1]
Other designations
ESO 286-79, AM 2111-472, FAIR 960, IRAS 21117-4725, PGC 66414 [1]

NGC 7038 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus. [2] [3] Astronomer John Herschel discovered NGC 7038 on September 30, 1834. [4]

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Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 7038. SN 1983L (mag. 17.1) was discovered on June 14, 1983. [5] SN 2010dx (type II, mag. 17.4) was discovered on June 8, 2010. [6] SN 2018hsa (type Ia, mag. 16) was discovered on November 1, 2018. [7]

NGC 7038 along with NGC 7014 are the brightest members of Abell 3742. [8] [9] Abell 3742 is located near the center of the Pavo–Indus Supercluster. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7038. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7038 - Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  5. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1983L. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "SN 2010dx | Transient Name Server". wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  7. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2018hsa. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%201-7840%20complete.htm". Astronomy Mall. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  9. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  10. ↑ "The Pavo-Indus Supercluster". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
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