NGC 7503

NGC 7503 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered by the astronomer Albert Marth on September 2, 1864.[4] It is the brightest galaxy in its cluster (a BCG).[2]

NGC 7503
SDSS image of NGC 7503
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension23h 10m 42.279s[1]
Declination+07° 34′ 03.66″[1]
Redshift0.04407[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity12920 km/s[2]
Distance521.72 ± 0.29 Mly (159.96 ± 0.09 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.06[1]
Absolute magnitude (V)−22.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeE2:[1]
Other designations
MCG +01-59-008, PGC 70628, 4C 07.61[2]

In 2001, SN 2001ic, a type Ia supernova, was detected within NGC 7503.[5]

References
  1. "Results for object NGC 7503 (NGC 7503)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. "NGC 7503". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
  4. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 7500 - 7549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. "SN 2001ic". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
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