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NGC 7610

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NGC 7610
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension23h 19m 41.4s[1]
Declination+10° 11′ 06″[1]
Redshift3554 km/s[1]
Distance160 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)+13.44[1]
Characteristics
TypeScd[1]
Apparent size (V)2′.5 × 1′.9[1]
Other designations
UGC 12511, PGC 071087,[1]

NGC 7610 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. Discovered by Andrew Ainslie Common in August 1880, it was accidentally "rediscovered" by him the same month, and later given the designation NGC 7616.[3]

Supernova

In October 2013 SN 2013fs was discovered in NGC 7610. It was detected approximately 3 hours after the light from the explosion reached earth, and within a few hours optical spectra were obtained - the earliest such observations ever made of a supernova.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NED results for object NGC 7610". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Perkins, Sid. "Exploding Star Yields its Secrets". Science. AAAS. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 7600 - 7649". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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