NGC 7042
Galaxy in the constellation Pegasus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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