Galaxy in the constellation Aquarius
| NGC 7001 |
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 The intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 7001 (SDSS DR14) |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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| Constellation | Aquarius |
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| Right ascension | 21h 01m 07.7s[1] |
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| Declination | −00° 11′ 43″[1] |
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| Redshift | 0.023650[1] |
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| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7090[1] km/s |
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| Distance | 301,735,000 ly (92,512,372 pc) |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8[1] |
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| Characteristics |
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| Type | SAB(rs)ab[1] |
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| Size | ~106,276 ly (32,584 pc)[1] |
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| Apparent size (V) | 1.25 × 1.06[1] |
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| Other designations |
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| NPM1G -00.0540, IRAS 20585-0023, UGC 11663, MCG 0-53-16, PGC 65905, CGCG 374-37[1] |
NGC 7001 is an intermediate spiral galaxy[2] located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Aquarius.[3] NGC 7001 has an estimated diameter of 106,000 light-years.[2] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on July 21, 1827, and was also observed by Austrian astronomer Rudolf Spitaler on September 26, 1891.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7001. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ a b c "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7001 · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
External links
Media related to NGC 7001 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 7001 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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