NGC 7081

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NGC 7081
NGC7081 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Spiral galaxy NGC 7081 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 21h 31m 24.1s [1]
Declination 02° 29′ 29″ [1]
Redshift 0.010918 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 3,273 km/s [1]
Distance 130 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.49 [1]
Characteristics
Type Sb pec [1]
Size~ 63,576.38 ly (estimated)
Apparent size  (V)1.3' x 1.3' [1]
Other designations
CGCG 375-49, IRAS 21288+0216, KAZ 526, MCG 0-54-30, PGC 66891, UGC 11759 [1]

NGC 7081 is a spiral galaxy located about 130 million light-years away [2] in the constellation of Aquarius. [3] NGC 7081 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 10, 1790. [4]

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 7081: SN 2019sox (type II, mag. 18.7). [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7081. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7081 - Galaxy in Aquarius Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. ↑ "SN 2019sox". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 6 September 2024.


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