NGC 6801

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 6801

| image = NGC 6081 PanS.jpg

| caption = PanSTARRS image of NGC 6801

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|19|27|35.8}}{{cite web|title=NED results for object NGC 6801|url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=ngc+6801&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|website=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|access-date=20 February 2017}}

| dec = {{DEC|+54|22|22}}

| constellation name = Cygnus

| z = 0.014393

| h_radial_v = 4361 +/- 6 km/s

| dist_ly = 163.7 ± 22.5 Mly
{{nowrap|(50.2 ± 6.9 Mpc)}}

| type = SAcd

| appmag_v = 14.62

| size_v = 1.3' × 0.7'

| notes =

| names = UGC 11443, PGC 2394.

}}

NGC 6801 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on August 5, 1886.{{cite web|last1=Seligman|first1=Courtney|title=NGC Objects: NGC 6800 - 6849|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc68.htm|website=Celestial Atlas|access-date=20 February 2017}}

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6801:

SN 2011df (type{{nbsp}}Ia, mag. 17.6) was discovered by Tim Puckett and Jack Newton on 21 May 2011.{{cite journal | bibcode=2011CBET.2729....1N | title = Supernova 2011df near NGC 6801 = Psn J19273364+5423113 | last1= Newton | first1= J. | last2= Puckett | first2= T. | journal = Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams | date = 2011 | volume = 2729 | page = 1 | url=http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/002700/CBET002729.txt}}{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2011df | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2011df | publisher = IAU | access-date=7 May 2025}}
SN 2015af (type II, mag. 18.4) was discovered by Paolo Campaner as part of the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 9 August 2015.{{cite web|title=List of Supernovae|url=http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/lists/Supernovae.html|website=IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams|publisher=IAU|access-date=20 February 2017}}{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2015af | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2015af | publisher = IAU | access-date=7 May 2025}}

References

Category:Unbarred spiral galaxies

Category:Cygnus (constellation)

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