NGC 7329 is a large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Tucana. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . Additionally, 29 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 20 July 1835.
The luminosity class of NGC 7329 is II and it has a broad HI line.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7329: SN 2006bh (Type Ia, mag. 14.8) was discovered by South African amateur astronomer , in Pretoria, on 2 April 2006. SN 2009iu (Type Ib, mag. 15.5) was discovered on 1 September 2009 by the CHASE (Chilean Automatic Supernova Search) project, a project searching for supernovae visible from astronomical observatories in the southern hemisphere.
NGC 7329 group NGC 7329 is a member of a group of galaxies that bears its name. The NGC 7329 group (also known as LGG 462) has at least 11 members, including , NGC 7408, , , , , , , and .
See also
List of NGC objects (7001–7840) List of barred Magellanic spiral galaxies List of spiral galaxies
External links NGC 7329 at NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database NGC 7329 at Simbad du Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. NGC 7329 at LEDA NGC 7678 at SEDS
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