NGC 7068

NGC 7068 is a spiral galaxy located about 215 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] NGC 7068 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 7, 1863.[4]

NGC 7068
The spiral galaxy NGC 7068.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	21^h 26^m 32.4^s[1]
Declination	12° 11′ 03″[1]
Redshift	0.017463/5235 km/s[1]
Distance	216 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	17.7[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sc[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.10 x 0.09[1]
Other designations
CGCG 426-55, IRAS 21241+1158, KAZ 520, MCG 2-54-27, PGC 66765[1]

SN 2013ei

On June 26, 2013 a type 1a supernova designated as SN 2013ei was discovered in NGC 7068.[5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7068. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
2. Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7068 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
5. Kochanek, C. S.; Stanek, K. Z.; Shappee, B. J.; Jencson, J.; Basu, U.; Holoien, T.; Beacom, J. F.; Villanueva, S.; Mosquera, A.; Brimacombe, J.; Prieto, J. L.; Szczygiel, D.; Pojmanski, G.; Dubberley, M.; Elphick, M.; Foale, S.; Hawkins, E.; Mullens, D.; Rosing, W.; Ross, R.; Walker, Z. (2013). "Supernovae 2013ei in NGC 7068". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 3602: 1. Bibcode:2013CBET.3602....1K. Retrieved 2017-07-09.

External links

• NGC 7068 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images