NGC 7080
Galaxy in the constellation Vulpecula
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NGC 7080 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] located about 204.5 million light-years away[3] in the constellation of Vulpecula.[4] It has an estimated diameter of about 100,000 light-years which would make it similar in size to the Milky Way.[3] NGC 7080 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 6, 1863.[5]
| NGC 7080 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 7080. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Right ascension | 21h 30m 01.9s[1] |
| Declination | 26° 43′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016141[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,839 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 204.5 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b [1] |
| Size | ~104,384 ly (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8' x 1.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 471-11, IRAS 21278+2629, MCG 4-50-12, NPM1G +26.0474, PGC 66861, UGC 11756[1] | |
According to Harold Corwin, NGC 7054 is a duplicate observation of NGC 7080.[6]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 7080: SN 1998ey (type Ic-pec, mag.16.8) was discovered by Ron Arbour on 5 December 1998.[7][8][9]
