Astronomy:NGC 7033

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
NGC 7033
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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