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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.[3] 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
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "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. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023qov. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "NGC 7049, an unusual galaxy in Indus". Anne's Astronomy News (in Dutch). 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
External links
- NGC 7029 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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