NGC 7047 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 21h 16m 27.6s [1] |
Declination | −00° 49′ 35″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.019383 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,811 km/s [1] |
Distance | 270 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(r)b, LINER [1] |
Size | ~127,348 ly (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.38 x 0.69 [1] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 375-23, IRAS 21138-0102, MCG 0-54-10, PGC 66461, UGC 11712 [1] |
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. [3] It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on August 20, 1873. [5] In 2009 a supernova was found in NGC 7047. [6]
On January 1, 2009, a type II supernova designated as PTEo9cjq was discovered in NGC 7047. [6]