NGC 7713

{{Short description|Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 7713

| image = NGC 7713.jpg

| caption = NGC 7713 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Sculptor

| ra = {{RA|23|36|14.9900}}{{cite web

| website = NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| publisher = NASA and Caltech

| title=Results for object NGC 7713

| url = https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+7713

| access-date = 10 June 2025}}

| dec = {{DEC|-37|56|17.100}}{{r|ned}}

| dist_ly = {{convert|9.051 ± 0.288|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}{{r|ned}}

| appmag_b = 11.63

| names = {{odlist | PGC= 71866 | name= ESO 347-028 | MCG= -06-51-013 | 2MASX= J23361515-3756221}}{{r|ned}}

| group_cluster = IC 5332 Group (LGG 478)

| sbrightness = 22.97 mag/arcsec2

| type = SB(r)d?{{r|ned}}

| size = ~{{convert|15.80|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated){{r|ned}}

| size_v = {{Val|4.5|×|1.8|u=arcminute}}{{r|ned}}

}}

NGC 7713 is a barred spiral galaxy with extensive Hubble-type SBcd star-forming regions that is located in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky. It is estimated to be 31 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light-years in diameter.{{Cite web |title=NGC 7713 |url=https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=simbad.u-strasbg.fr}}{{Cite web |title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 7713 |url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC7713 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=spider.seds.org}}{{Cite web |title=VizieR |url=http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-6?-out.form=+H&-source=41000047&-out.all&-corr=PFK=LGG&-out.max=9999&LGG=478 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=webviz.u-strasbg.fr}} It was discovered by John Herschel on October 4, 1836.{{Cite web |title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7700–7749 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc77.htm#7713 |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=cseligman.com}}

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 7713: SN 1982L (type II, mag. 16) was discovered by Marina Wischnjewsky on 21 July 1982.{{cite journal | bibcode=1982IAUC.3717....1M| title=Possible Supernova in NGC 7713| last1=Maza| first1=J.| last2=Wischnjewsky| first2=M.| last3=Gonzalez| first3=L. E.| journal=International Astronomical Union Circular| date=1982| issue=3717| page=1}}{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}1982L | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1982L | publisher = IAU | access-date=5 December 2024}}

IC 5332 Group

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 7713 is a member of the IC 5332 galaxy group (also known as LGG 478). This small group has three galaxies, including IC 5332 and PGC 72525.{{cite journal | bibcode=1993A&AS..100...47G | title=General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups | last1=Garcia | first1=A. M. | journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series | date=1993 | volume=100 | page=47}}

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