NGC 7610
Galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
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NGC 7610 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. Discovered by Andrew Ainslie Common in August 1880, it was accidentally "rediscovered" by him the same month, and later given the designation NGC 7616.[3]
Right ascension23h 19m 41.3906s[1]
Declination+10° 11′ 05.838″[1]
| NGC 7610 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 7610 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 19m 41.3906s[1] |
| Declination | +10° 11′ 05.838″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011855[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3554 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 160 Mly[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +13.44[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd[1] |
| Size | ~110,100 ly (33.75 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.5′ × 1.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 23171+0954, NGC 7616, UGC 12511, MCG +02-59-025, PGC 71087, CGCG 431-042[1] | |
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 7610: SN 2013fs (Type II-P, mag. 16.5) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 7 October 2013.[4][5] It was detected approximately 3 hours after the light from the explosion reached Earth, and within a few hours optical spectra were obtained - the earliest such observations ever made of a supernova.[2]
