NGC 7081

NGC 7081
Spiral galaxy NGC 7081 (SDSS DR14)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension21h 31m 24.1s[1]
Declination02° 29′ 29″[1]
Redshift0.010918[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity3,273 km/s[1]
Distance130 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.49[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb pec [1]
Size~ 63,576.38 ly (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.3' x 1.3'[1]
Other designations
CGCG 375-49, IRAS 21288+0216, KAZ 526, MCG 0-54-30, PGC 66891, UGC 11759[1]

NGC 7081 is a spiral galaxy located about 130 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Aquarius.[3] NGC 7081 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on October 10, 1790.[4]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 7081: SN 2019sox (type II, mag. 18.7).[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7081. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7081 - Galaxy in Aquarius Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  5. ^ "SN 2019sox". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 6 September 2024.