NGC 7372

NGC 7372
NGC 7372 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension22h 45m 45.9840s
Declination+11° 07′ 51.096″
Redshift0.039027±0.0000120
Heliocentric radial velocity11,700±4 km/s
Distance545.1 ± 38.2 Mly (167.14 ± 11.71 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.36
Characteristics
TypeS
Size~162,700 ly (49.87 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.0′ × 0.9′
Other designations
IRAS 22432+1051, 2MASS J22454596+1107512, MCG +02-58-005, PGC 69670, CGCG 430-004

NGC 7372 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 11,332±26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 545.1 ± 38.2 Mly (167.14 ± 11.71 Mpc). It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on 7 August 1864.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7372:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 7372". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 7372". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Li, W.; Cenko, S. B.; Filippenko, A. V. (2009). "Supernova 2009hj in NGC 7372". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1873): 1. Bibcode:2009CBET.1873....1L.
  4. ↑ "SN 2009hj". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Cenko, S. B.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2010). "Supernova 2010if in NGC 7372". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2469): 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2469....1C.
  6. ↑ "SN 2010if". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 June 2026.