| NGC 7427 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7427 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 22h 57m 09.9277s[1] |
| Declination | +08° 30′ 20.435″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.032376[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9706 ± 24 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 449.1 ± 31.5 Mly (137.70 ± 9.66 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SO[1] |
| Size | ~97,100 ly (29.76 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.7′ × 0.7′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J22570990+0830200,MCG +01-58-016,Mrk 521,PGC 70091,CGCG 405-018[1] | |
NGC 7427 is alenticular galaxy in theconstellation ofPegasus. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 9336 ± 35 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 137.70 ± 9.66Mpc (~449 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered by Russian astronomerOtto Wilhelm von Struve on 22 November 1865.[2]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 7427:
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