NGC 7029

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Indus
Right ascension: 21 11 52.0
Declination: −49 ° 17 ′ 01 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2,839 km/s
Distance: 118.7 Mly
Type: E6
Size: ~128,979.48 ly
Apparent size v: 2.6 x 1.4

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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.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 7029: SN 2023qov (type Ia, mag. 17.5).