NGC 7041
Galaxy in the constellation Indus
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NGC 7041 is a lenticular galaxy located about 80 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus.[2][3] NGC 7041 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 7, 1834.[4]
| NGC 7041 | |
|---|---|
The lenticular galaxy NGC 7041. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 16m 32.4s[1] |
| Declination | −48° 21′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006491[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1.946 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 77.8 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.09[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0 [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.6 x 1.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 235-82, AM 2113-483, PGC 66463[1] | |
NGC 7041 is part of the Indus Triplet of galaxies which contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7049 and the galaxy NGC 7029.[5]
