NGC 7241
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Right ascension22h 15m 49.8422s[1]
Declination+19° 13′ 57.83132″[1]
| NGC 7241 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7241 by the 32-inch Schulman Telescope at Mount Lemmon Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 22h 15m 49.8422s[1] |
| Declination | +19° 13′ 57.83132″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004960 ± 0.000002 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,487 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 155 ± 61 Mly (47.7 ± 18.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)bc? pec [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.4′ × 1.1′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 11968, II Zw 174, CGCG 451-024, MCG +03-56-020, PGC 68442[1] | |
NGC 7241 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus. Based on redshift-independent methods, it is located at a distance of about 150 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 7241 is about 160,000 light years across. However, based on redshift the galaxy is about 70 million light years away. It was discovered by Édouard Stephan on August 28, 1872.[3]
