NGC 7041 | |
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![]() The lenticular galaxy NGC 7041. | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Indus |
Right ascension | 21h 16m 32.4s [1] |
Declination | −48° 21′ 49″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.006491 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1.946 km/s [1] |
Distance | 77.8 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.09 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0 [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.6 x 1.5 [1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 235-82, AM 2113-483, PGC 66463 [1] |
NGC 7041 is a lenticular galaxy located about 80 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus. [2] [3] NGC 7041 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 7, 1834. [4]
NGC 7041 is part of the Indus Triplet of galaxies which contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7049 and the galaxy NGC 7029. [5]