NGC 7013 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 21h 03m 33.6s[1] |
Declination | 29° 53′ 51″[1] |
Redshift | 0.002598[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 779 km/s[1] |
Distance | 37–41.4 Mly (11.3–12.7 Mpc) (estimated) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.40[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(r)0/a, LINER[1] |
Size | ~57,800 ly (17.72 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.0 × 1.4[1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 21014+2941, UGC 11670, MCG 5-49-1, PGC 66003, CGCG 491-2[1] |
NGC 7013 is a relatively nearby spiral or lenticular galaxy[2][3] estimated to be around 37 to 41.4 million light-years away from Earth[4][5] in the constellation of Cygnus.[6] NGC 7013 was discovered by English astronomer William Herschel on July 17, 1784 and was also observed by his son, astronomer John Herschel on September 15, 1828.[7]
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