NGC 7051

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NGC 7051
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The barred spiral galaxy NGC 7051, imaged by 2MASS.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 21h 19m 51.3s [1]
Declination −08° 46′ 59″ [1]
Redshift 0.008402
Heliocentric radial velocity 2,519 km/s [1]
Distance 98.4 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.9 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(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]

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]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. 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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