NGC 7303 explained

NGC 7303
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	Sbc^[1]
Dist Ly:	170 Mly
Z:	0.0123
Appmag V:	12.8
Size V:	1.5' x 1.1'
Constellation Name:	Pegasus
Names:	CGCG 495-5, IRAS 22292+3042, KAZ 293, MCG 5-53-4, PGC 69061, UGC 12065

NGC 7303 is a barred spiral galaxy around 170 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.^{[2] [3]} NGC 7303 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 15, 1828.^[4]

See also

• NGC 4036
  • NGC 1300 List of NGC objects (7001–7840)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 7303 . 2017-05-05 .
2. Web site: Galaxy NGC 7303 Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-05-05.
3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-05-05.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7300 - 7349. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-04-29.