NGC 7029
| NGC 7029 | |
|---|---|
 The elliptical galaxy NGC 7029. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 11m 52.0s |
| Declination | −49° 17′ 01″ |
| Redshift | 0.009470 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,839 km/s |
| Distance | 118.7 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.35 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E6 |
| Size | ~128,979.48 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.6 x 1.4 |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 235-72, AM 2112-483, PGC 66318 | |
NGC 7029 is an elliptical galaxy located about 120 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus. NGC 7029 has an estimated diameter of 129,000 light-years. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 10, 1834. It is in a pair of galaxies with NGC 7022.
Group Membership
NGC 7029 is part of the Indus Triplet of galaxies which contains the galaxies NGC 7041 and NGC 7049.
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 7029:
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7029. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7029 – Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ↑ "NGC 7049, an unusual galaxy in Indus". Anne's Astronomy News (in Netherlands Dutch). 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ↑ "SN 2023qov". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
External links
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- NGC 7029 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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