Astronomy:NGC 7721

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NGC 7721
NGC 7721 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension 23h 38m 48.65s[1]
Declination−06° 31′ 04.30″[1]
Redshift0.006728 ± 2.00e-6[1]
Distance79 Mly (24.47 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)c[1]
Size70,000 ly[1]
Apparent size (V)3.5′ × 1.4′[1]
Other designations
PGC 72001,[1] AGC 630233,[1] IRAS 23362-0647,[1] LEDA 72001[1]

NGC 7721 is a spiral galaxy located around 79 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.[1][2] NGC 7721 was discovered on September 10, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel, and its diameter is 70,000 light-years across.[1] NGC 7721 is not known to have much star formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[1][3]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 7721.

  • 2007le (Type Ia, mag. 15.2) was discovered by Berto Monard (it) on 13 October 2007.[4][5][6]

References

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