NGC 7427 | |
Constellation Name: | Pegasus |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Type: | SO[1] |
Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
Z: | 0.032376 |
H Radial V: | 9706 ± 24 km/s |
Appmag V: | 15.1 |
Size V: | 0.7' x 0.7' |
Size: | ~29.76kpc (estimated) |
NGC 7427 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 9336 ± 35 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 137.70 ± 9.66 Mpc (∼449 million light-years). It was discovered by Russian astronomer Otto Wilhelm von Struve on 22 November 1865.[2]
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7427: SN 2019uzd (type Ia, mag 18.9)[3] and SN 2023uma (type Ia, mag 18.1).[4]