NGC 7029 explained
| NGC 7029 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | E6[1] |
| Ra: | |
| Z: | 0.009470 |
| H Radial V: | 2,839 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 12.35 |
| Size V: | 2.6 x 1.4 |
| Constellation Name: | Indus |
| Names: | ESO 235-72, AM 2112-483, PGC 66318 |
| Size: | ~128,979.48 ly |
NGC 7029 is an elliptical galaxy located about 120 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[2] [3] NGC 7029 has an estimated diameter of 129,000 light-years. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 10, 1834.[4] It is in a pair of galaxies with NGC 7022.[5]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 7029: SN 2023qov (type Ia, mag. 17.5).[6]
Group Membership
NGC 7029 is part of the Indus Triplet of galaxies which contains the galaxies NGC 7041 and NGC 7049.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 7029 . 2017-06-09.
- Web site: Galaxy NGC 7029 – Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-06-09.
- Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-06-09.
- Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-06-08.
- Web site: Detailed Object Classifications. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-09-03.
- https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023qov Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023qov.
- News: NGC 7049, an unusual galaxy in Indus. 2012-08-05. Anne's Astronomy News. 2017-06-09. nl-NL.
