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Galaxy in the constellation Pegasus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 7043 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] NGC 7043 is part of a pair of galaxies that contains the galaxy NGC 7042.[4] It has an estimated diameter of 73,100 light-years.[3] NGC 7043 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on August 18, 1863.[5]
| NGC 7043 | |
|---|---|
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 7043 (upper left) and NGC 7042 (lower right). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 21h 14m 04.2s[1] |
| Declination | 13° 37′ 34″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016451[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,932 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 2,051 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.57[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBa [1] |
| Size | ~73,101.42 ly (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.9[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 426-24, KCPG 555B, MCG 2-54-14, PGC 66385, UGC 11704[1] | |
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