NGC 7408

NGC 7408 is a barred [spiral galaxy] in the constellation of Tucana. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, 12 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 1 November 1834.
NGC 7408 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.

NGC 7329 group

NGC 7408 is a member of the NGC 7329 group. This group contains at least 11 galaxies, including NGC 7329, NGC 7358, NGC 7417, IC 5222, IC 5227, IC 5244, IC 5250, IC 5266, IC 5272, and ESO 109-32.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7408:

SN 2007bn was discovered by R. Martin and the Perth Observatory Automated Supernova Search on 18 April 2007.
SN 2009bu was discovered by Alessandro Dimai on 25 March 2009.