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| NGC 7301 | |
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 Barred spiral galaxy NGC 7301. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 22h 30m 34s[1] |
| Declination | −17° 34′ 24″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0245[1] |
| Distance | 308Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)ab pec[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1' x 30[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 69021, ESO 602-23[1] | |
NGC 7301 is abarred spiral galaxy[2] located around 308,000,000light-years (94,000,000 pc) away fromEarth in theconstellationAquarius.[3][2] It was discovered by American astronomerFrancis Preserved Leavenworth In 1886.[4]
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