NGC 7053
| NGC 7053 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 7053. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 21h 21m 07.6s |
| Declination | 23° 05′ 05″ |
| Redshift | 0.015704 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,708 km/s |
| Distance | 195.6 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.02 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S? |
| Size | ~101,420 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4 x 1.3 |
| Other designations | |
| 2ZW 124, CGCG 471-8, IRAS 21188+2252, MCG 4-50-9, NPM1G +22.0620, PGC 66610, UGC 11727 | |
NGC 7053 is a spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. It was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 2, 1863. It was then rediscovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on October 8, 1865.
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7053:
- SN 2003ep (Type Ia, mag. 15.7) was discovered by LOTOSS (Lick Observatory and Tenagra Observatory Supernova Searches) on 4 June 2003.
- SN 2022pux (Type II, mag. 17.935) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 28 July 2022.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7053. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7053 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ Strolger, L. G.; GOODS Treasury Team; Hubble Higher-Z Supernova Team; Wood-Vasey, W. M.; Aldering, G.; Nugent, P.; Papenkova, M.; Weisz, D.; Li, W. (2003). "Supernovae 2003en-2003ev". International Astronomical Union Circular (8140): 1. Bibcode:2003IAUC.8140....1S.
- ↑ Matheson, T.; Challis, P.; Kirshner, R.; Berlind, P. (2003). "Supernova 2003ep in NGC 7053". International Astronomical Union Circular (8141): 3. Bibcode:2003IAUC.8141....3M.
- ↑ "SN 2003ep". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- ↑ "SN 2022pux". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
External links
- NGC 7053 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
