NGC 6801
NGC 6801
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NGC 6801 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 19h 27m 35.8s[1] |
Declination | +54° 22′ 22″[1] |
Redshift | 0.014393[1] |
Distance | 163.7 ± 22.5 Mly (50.2 ± 6.9 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.62[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAcd[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.3' × 0.7'[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 11443, PGC 2394.[1] | |
NGC 6801 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1886.[2]
Supernovae[edit]
In May 2011 a Type Ia supernova, 2011df, was detected in NGC 6801. 2015af, a Type II supernova was discovered in August 2015.[3]
References[edit]
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^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6800 - 6849". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
^ "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. IAU. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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