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 (type unknown, mag. 16) was discovered by Milton Humason on 14 August 1960. SN1976E (type unknown, mag. 16.5) was discovered by Justus R. Dunlap of the Corralitos Observatory at Northwestern University on 23 September 1976.
See also List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
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