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] | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7043. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7043 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
External links edit
- NGC 7043 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images