| NGC 7503 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 23h 10m 42.279s[1] |
| Declination | +07° 34′ 03.66″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.04407[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 12920 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 521.72 ± 0.29 Mly (159.96 ± 0.09 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.06[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −22.7[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E2:[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +01-59-008, PGC 70628, 4C 07.61[2] | |
NGC 7503 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by the astronomer Albert Marth on September 2, 1864.[4] It is the brightest galaxy in its cluster (a BCG).[2]
In 2001, SN 2001ic, a type Ia supernova, was detected within NGC 7503.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Results for object NGC 7503 (NGC 7503)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- 1 2 3 4 "NGC 7503". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ↑ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 7500 - 7549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ↑ "SN 2001ic". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
External links
Media related to NGC 7503 at Wikimedia Commons
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