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NGC 7301 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 22h 30m 34s[1] |
Declination | −17° 34′ 24″[1] |
Redshift | 0.0245[1] |
Distance | 308 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)ab pec[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1' x 30 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 69021, ESO 602-23 [1] |
NGC 7301 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] located around 308,000,000 light-years (94,000,000 pc) away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.[3][2] It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth In 1886.[4]