Astronomy:NGC 7080

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Vulpecula
NGC 7080
NGC7080 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 7080.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVulpecula
Right ascension 21h 30m 01.9s[1]
Declination26° 43′ 04″[1]
Redshift0.016141[1]
Helio radial velocity4,839 km/s[1]
Distance204.5 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)12.3[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)b [1]
Size~104,384 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.8' x 1.7'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 471-11, IRAS 21278+2629, MCG 4-50-12, NPM1G +26.0474, PGC 66861, UGC 11756[1]

NGC 7080 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] located about 204.5 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Vulpecula.[4] It has an estimated diameter of about 100,000 light-years which would make it similar in size to the Milky Way.[3] NGC 7080 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 6, 1863.[5]

According to Harold Corwin, NGC 7054 is a duplicate observation of NGC 7080.[6]

On December 5, 1998, supernova SN 1998ey (type Ic-pec, mag.16.8) was discovered in NGC 7080.[7][8]

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