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NGC 7042 is a spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] NGC 7042 is part of a pair of galaxies that contains the galaxy NGC 7043.[4] Astronomer William Herschel discovered NGC 7042 on October 16, 1784.[5]

On October 23, 2013, a Type Ia supernova designated as SN 2013fw was discovered in NGC 7042.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7042. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  2. ^ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7042 - Galaxy in Pegasus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  4. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 - 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  6. ^ Masi, Gianluca (2013-10-26). "Supernova SN 2013fw (ex PSN J21134481+1334335) in NGC 7042: image and spectroscopy (23/25 Oct. 2013)". The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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