NGC 7041

Galaxy in the constellation Indus
NGC 7041
The lenticular galaxy NGC 7041.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationIndus
Right ascension21h 16m 32.4s[1]
Declination−48° 21′ 49″[1]
Redshift0.006491[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1.946 km/s[1]
Distance77.8 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)12.09[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0 [1]
Apparent size (V)3.6 x 1.5[1]
Other designations
ESO 235-82, AM 2113-483, PGC 66463[1]

NGC 7041 is a lenticular galaxy located about 80 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus.[2][3] NGC 7041 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 7, 1834.[4]

NGC 7041 is part of the Indus Triplet of galaxies which contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7049 and the galaxy NGC 7029.[5]

See also

  • NGC 7007
  • List of NGC objects (7001–7840)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7041. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
  2. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7041 - Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  5. ^ "NGC 7049, an unusual galaxy in Indus". Anne's Astronomy News (in Dutch). 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2017-06-09.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to NGC 7041.
  • NGC 7041 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images


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