NGC 7053

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NGC 7053
SDSS NGC 7053.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 7053.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 21h 21m 07.6s [1]
Declination 23° 05′ 05″ [1]
Redshift 0.015704
Helio radial velocity 4,708 km/s [1]
Distance 195.6 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.02 [1]
Characteristics
Type S? [1]
Size~101,420 ly (estimated) [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 spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. [2] [3] It was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 2, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on October 8, 1865. [4]

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Tow supernovae have been observed in NGC 7053. On 4 June, 2003, SN 2003ep (type Ia, mag. 15.7) was discovered. [5] On 28 July, 2022, SN 2022pux (type II, mag. 17.9) was discovered. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7053. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7053 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. ↑ "IAUC 8141: 2003ew, 2003ex, 2003ey,, 2003ez; N IN NGC 6822; 2003ep". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  6. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2022pux. Retrieved 24 March 2023.


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