NGC 7499
Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
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NGC 7499 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy[3] within the constellation Pisces. NGC 7499 is its New General Catalogue designation. It was discovered on September 2, 1864 by the astronomer Albert Marth.[5]
| NGC 7499 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 23h 10m 22.375s[1] |
| Declination | +07° 34′ 50.20″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.03947[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11600 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 546.8 ± 38.3 Mly (167.64 ± 11.75 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.98[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.13[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA00(s):[3] |
| Size | ~262,200 ly (80.39 kpc) (estimated)[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 12397, MCG +01-59-005, PGC 70608, CGCG 406-007[2] | |
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7499:
- SN 1986M (Type Ib, mag. 16.5) was discovered by E. Cappellaro and Leonida Rosino on 7 December 1986.[6][7]
- PSN J23102264+0735202 (Type Ia, mag. 17.9) was discovered by Robert Gagliano, Dick Post, Jack Newton, and Tim Puckett on 6 September 2015.[8][9]
See also
External links
- NGC 7499 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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