NGC 7041 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Indus |
Right ascension | 21h 16m 32.4s[1] |
Declination | −48° 21′ 49″[1] |
Redshift | 0.006491[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1.946 km/s[1] |
Distance | 77.8 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.09[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0 [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]