Astronomy:NGC 7029
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Indus
| NGC 7029 | |
|---|---|
 The elliptical galaxy NGC 7029. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 11m 52.0s[1] |
| Declination | −49° 17′ 01″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.009470[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 2,839 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 118.7 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.35[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E6[1] |
| Size | ~128,979.48 ly [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.6 x 1.4[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 235-72, AM 2112-483, PGC 66318 [1] | |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7029. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7029 – Galaxy in Indus Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8216/ngc-7029/galaxy.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7029&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70.htm.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+7022.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023qov. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "NGC 7049, an unusual galaxy in Indus" (in nl-NL). Anne's Astronomy News. 2012-08-05. http://annesastronomynews.com/photo-gallery-ii/galaxies-clusters/ngc-7049/.
External links
- NGC 7029 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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