NGC 7042

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NGC 7042
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The spiral galaxy NGC 7042.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 21h 13m 45.8s [1]
Declination 13° 34′ 30″ [1]
Redshift 0.016952 [1]
Helio radial velocity 5,082 km/s [1]
Distance 211.9  Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.77 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sb [1]
Size~146,110 ly (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.0 x 1.8 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 426-23, IRAS 21113+1321, KCPG 555A, MCG 2-54-13, PGC 66378, UGC 11702 [1]

NGC 7042 is a spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. [2] [3] NGC 7042 is part of a pair of galaxies that contains the galaxy NGC 7043. [4] Astronomer William Herschel discovered NGC 7042 on October 16, 1784. [5]

On October 23, 2013, a Type Ia supernova designated as SN 2013fw was discovered in NGC 7042. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7042. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7042 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  5. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  6. ↑ Masi, Gianluca (2013-10-26). "Supernova SN 2013fw (ex PSN J21134481+1334335) in NGC 7042: image and spectroscopy (23/25 Oct. 2013)". The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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