NGC 7047 explained
| NGC 7047 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SAB(r)b, LINER[1] |
| Dist Ly: | 270 Mly |
| Z: | 0.019383 |
| H Radial V: | 5,811 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 14.0 |
| Size V: | 1.38 x 0.69 |
| Constellation Name: | Aquarius |
| Size: | ~127,348 ly (estimated) |
NGC 7047 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius.[2] [3] NGC 7047 is also classified as a LINER-type galaxy.[4] NGC 7047 has an estimated diameter of 127,350 light years. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on August 20, 1873.[5]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 7047: PTF09cjq (type II, mag. unknown) was discovered 22 October 2009 by the Palomar Transient Factory.[6] [7] [8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 7047 . 2017-06-29.
- Web site: Galaxy NGC 7047 - Galaxy in Aquarius Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-06-29.
- Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-06-29.
- NGC 7047. 2017-06-29.
- Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-06-27.
- Web site: WISeREP page for PTF09cjq . Weizmann Interactive Supernova Data Repository . Weizmann Institute of Science . 29 August 2024.
- Web site: Bright Supernovae - 2009. . rochesterastronomy.org . 2017-06-29.
- Arcavi . Iair . Gal-Yam . Avishay . 2010 . Core-Collapse Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory: Indications for a Different Population in Dwarf Galaxies . The Astrophysical Journal . 721 . 1 . 777–784 . 10.1088/0004-637x/721/1/777 . 1004.0615 . 2010ApJ...721..777A . 28 August 2024.
