NGC 7177
NGC7177 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, 12 non-redshift measurements give a much farther distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 October 1784.
The SIMBAD database lists NGC7177 as a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7177:- SN1960L was discovered by Milton Humason on 14 August 1960.
- SN1976E was discovered by Justus R. Dunlap of the Corralitos Observatory at Northwestern University on 23 September 1976.