Astronomy:NGC 7033

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
NGC 7033
NGC 7033 NGC 7034 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys image of NGC 7033 (bottom) and NGC 7034 (top).
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPegasus
Right ascension 21h 09m 36.2s[1]
Declination15° 07′ 30″[1]
Redshift0.030374[1]
Helio radial velocity9,106 km/s[1]
Distance391.4 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)15.10[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a [1]
Apparent size (V)0.7 x 0.4[1]
Other designations
CGCG 426-6, KCPG 554A, MCG 2-54-2, NPM1G +14.0507, PGC 66228[1]

NGC 7033 is a lenticular galaxy located about 390 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus.[2][3] It is part of a pair of galaxies that contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7034.[4] NGC 7033 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 17, 1863.[5]

On July 2, 2016 a Type Ia supernova designated as SN 2016cyt was discovered in NGC 7033.[6][7] It had a maximum apparent magnitude of 18.0.[6]

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