Galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
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).[1] 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]
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