NGC 7080 explained

NGC 7080
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	SB(r)b ^[1]
Z:	0.016141
H Radial V:	4,839 km/s
Appmag V:	12.3
Size V:	1.8' x 1.7'
Constellation Name:	Vulpecula
Names:	CGCG 471-11, IRAS 21278+2629, MCG 4-50-12, NPM1G +26.0474, PGC 66861, UGC 11756
Size:	~104,384 ly (estimated)

NGC 7080 is a barred spiral galaxy^[2] located about 204.5 million light-years away in the constellation of Vulpecula.^[3] It has an estimated diameter of about 100,000 light-years which would make it similar in size to the Milky Way.^[4] NGC 7080 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 6, 1863.^[5]

According to Harold Corwin, NGC 7054 is a duplicate observation of NGC 7080.^[6]

On December 5, 1998, supernova SN 1998ey (type Ic-pec, mag.16.8) was discovered in NGC 7080.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• NGC 1300

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 7080 . 2017-07-22.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-07-23.
3. Web site: Galaxy NGC 7080 - Galaxy in Vulpecula Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-07-23.
4. Zhou. Zhi-Min. Cao. Chen. Wu. Hong. 15 November 2011. Star Formation Properties in Barred Galaxies (SFB). II. NGC 2903 and NGC 7080. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 12 . 3. 235. 2012RAA....12..235Z. 1111.3411. 10.1088/1674-4527/12/3/001. 119115076.
5. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7050 - 7099. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-07-01.
6. Web site: Notes on the NGC objects, particularly those missing, misidentified, or otherwise unusual (ngcnotes.all).. Historically-aware NGC/IC Positions and Notes. 2019-08-10.
7. Web site: Bright Supernovae - 1998.. rochesterastronomy.org. 2017-07-23.
8. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1998ey Transient Name Server entry for SN 1998ey.