NGC 7501

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NGC 7501
NGC 7499 NGC 7501 NGC 7503 legacy dr10.jpg
from right to left: NGC 7499, NGC 7501 and NGC 7503
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pisces
Right ascension 23h 10m 30.424s [1]
Declination +07° 35′ 20.53″ [1]
Redshift 0.04266 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 12790 km/s [1]
Distance 597.4 ± 41.9  Mly (183.17 ± 12.84  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.31 [1]
Absolute magnitude  (V)−23.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type E1 [1]
Other designations
MCG +01-59-007, PGC 70619 [1]

NGC 7501 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 2, 1864 by the astronomer Albert Marth. [2] It is a member of the Pegasus II cluster of galaxies. [3] A radio source has been detected within one minute of arc of the position of NGC 7501. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Results for object NGC 7501 (NGC 7501)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7500 - 7549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. 1 2 Mathewson, DS; Rome, JM (1963). "Observations of Radio Emission from Normal Galaxies". Australian Journal of Physics. 16 (3): 360. Bibcode:1963AuJPh..16..360M. doi: 10.1071/PH630360 .


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