NGC 1701, also known as the Trekkie Galaxy, is a large unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Caelum. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,836 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 86.1 ± 6.0 Mpc (~281 million ly). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 6 November 1834.
The luminosity class of NGC 1701 is II and it has a broad HI line.
The galaxy's nickname is a reference to the registry of the fictional USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from the Star Trek media franchise.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 1701: SN 2026dpg (TypeIa-91T-like, mag. 16.949) was discovered by ATLAS on 18 February 2026.
See also
List of NGC objects (1001–2000) List of spiral galaxies
External links
NGC 1701 at NASA/IPAC NGC 1701 at SIMBAD NGC 1701 at SEDS NGC 1701 at LEDA NGC 1701 at WikiSky NGC 1701 at Seigman
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