NGC 7301

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NGC 7301
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 7301.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Aquarius
Right ascension	22h 30m 34s[1]
Declination	−17° 34′ 24″[1]
Redshift	0.0245[1]
Distance	308 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.4[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)ab pec[1]
Apparent size (V)	1' x 30 [1]
Other designations
PGC 69021, ESO 602-23 [1]

NGC 7301 is a barred spiral galaxy^[2] located around 308,000,000 light-years (94,000,000 pc) away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.^[3][2] It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth In 1886.^[4]

• NGC 1300
• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• NGC 4921
• Milky Way

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