Astronomy:NGC 7301
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Aquarius
| 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] | |
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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7301. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=Ngc+7301&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7301 Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8502/ngc-7301/galaxy.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc73.htm.
External links
- NGC 7301 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

