NGC 7301
NGC 7301 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] located around 308,000,000 light-years (94,000,000 pc) away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.[3][2] It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth In 1886.[4]
| NGC 7301 | |
|---|---|
 Barred spiral galaxy NGC 7301. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 30m 34s[1] |
| Declination | −17° 34′ 24″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0245[1] |
| Distance | 308 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)ab pec[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1' x 30 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 69021, ESO 602-23 [1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7301. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7301 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
External links
- NGC 7301 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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