NGC 7372
Appearance
| NGC 7372 | |
|---|---|
NGC 7372 imaged by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 22h 45m 45.9840s[1] |
| Declination | +11° 07′ 51.096″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.039027±0.0000120[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11,700±4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 545.1 ± 38.2 Mly (167.14 ± 11.71 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.36[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S[1] |
| Size | ~162,700 ly (49.87 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0′ × 0.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 22432+1051, 2MASS J22454596+1107512, MCG +02-58-005, PGC 69670, CGCG 430-004[1] | |
NGC 7372 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 11,332±26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 545.1 ± 38.2 Mly (167.14 ± 11.71 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on 7 August 1864.[2]
Supernovae
[edit]Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7372:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Results for object NGC 7372". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 7372". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Li, W.; Cenko, S. B.; Filippenko, A. V. (2009). "Supernova 2009hj in NGC 7372". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (1873): 1. Bibcode:2009CBET.1873....1L.
- ↑ "SN 2009hj". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Cenko, S. B.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V. (2010). "Supernova 2010if in NGC 7372". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2469): 1. Bibcode:2010CBET.2469....1C.
- ↑ "SN 2010if". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
External links
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Media related to NGC 7372 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 7372 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images