Astronomy:NGC 6801

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NGC 6801
PanSTARRS image of NGC 6801
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCygnus
Right ascension 19h 27m 35.8s[1]
Declination+54° 22′ 22″[1]
Redshift0.014393[1]
Helio radial velocity4361 +/- 6 km/s
Distance163.7 ± 22.5 Mly
(50.2 ± 6.9 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.62[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAcd[1]
Apparent size (V)1.3' × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
UGC 11443, PGC 2394.[1]

NGC 6801 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1886.[2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6801:

  • SN 2011df (type Ia, mag. 17.6) was discovered by Tim Puckett and Jack Newton on 21 May 2011.[3][4]
  • SN 2015af (type II, mag. 18.4) was discovered by Paolo Campaner as part of the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 9 August 2015.[5][6]

References