NGC 7301

NGC 7301
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 7301.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAquarius
Right ascension22h 30m 34s[1]
Declination−17° 34′ 24″[1]
Redshift0.0245[1]
Distance308 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7301. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  3. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7301 Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  4. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.