NGC_7503 Knowpia

NGC 7503
NGC 7503
	From right to left: NGC 7499, NGC 7501 and NGC 7503
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	23h 10m 42.279s
Declination	+07° 34′ 03.66″
Redshift	0.04407
Heliocentric radial velocity	12920 km/s
Distance	521.72 ± 0.29 Mly (159.96 ± 0.09 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.06
Absolute magnitude (V)	−22.7
Characteristics
Type	E2:
Other designations
	MCG +01-59-008, PGC 70628, 4C 07.61

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]

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

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Results for object NGC 7503 (NGC 7503)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NGC 7503". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
^ 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.
^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 7500 - 7549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
^ "SN 2001ic". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-07-31.