NGC 7301
NGC 7301 | |
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![]() 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] |
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]
See also[]
- NGC 1300
- List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
- NGC 4921
- Milky Way
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7301. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ a b "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
Categories:
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1886
- Barred spiral galaxies
- Aquarius (constellation)
- NGC objects
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
- Spiral galaxy stubs