NGC 7042 is a spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] NGC 7042 is part of a pair of galaxies that contains the galaxy NGC 7043.[4] Astronomer William Herschel discovered NGC 7042 on October 16, 1784.[5]
| NGC 7042 | |
|---|---|
 The spiral galaxy NGC 7042 (lower right) and NGC 7043 (upper left). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 21h 13m 45.8s[1] |
| Declination | 13° 34′ 30″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016952[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,082 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 211.9 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.77[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb [1] |
| Size | ~146,110 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.0 x 1.8[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 426-23, IRAS 21113+1321, KCPG 555A, MCG 2-54-13, PGC 66378, UGC 11702[1] | |
On October 23, 2013, a Type Ia supernova designated as SN 2013fw was discovered in NGC 7042.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7042. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7042 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ Masi, Gianluca (2013-10-26). "Supernova SN 2013fw (ex PSN J21134481+1334335) in NGC 7042: image and spectroscopy (23/25 Oct. 2013)". The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
External links
edit- NGC 7042 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images