NGC 7427 | |
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The lenticular galaxy NGC 7427 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 22 57 09.9277 |
Declination | +08° 30′ 20.435″ |
Redshift | 0.032376 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9706 ± 24 km/s |
Distance | 449.1 ± 31.5 Mly (137.70 ± 9.66 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SO |
Size | ~97,100 ly (29.76 kpc) (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 0.7' x 0.7' |
Other designations | |
2MASX J22570990+0830200, MCG +01-58-016, Mrk 521, PGC 70091, CGCG 405-018 |
NGC 7427 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9336 ± 35 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 137.70 ± 9.66 Mpc (∼449 million light-years). It was discovered by Russian astronomer Otto Wilhelm von Struve on 22 November 1865.
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7427:
- SN 2019uzd (type Ia, mag 18.94) was discovered by the Automatic Learning for the Rapid Classification of Events (ALeRCE) on 16 November 2019.
- SN 2023uma (type Ia, mag 18.13) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 9 October 2023.
See also
References
- ^ "Results for NGC 7427". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 7427". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "SN 2019uzd". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "SN 2023uma". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
- Media related to NGC 7427 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 7427 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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