NGC 7049 is a lenticular galaxy[1] that spans about 150,000 light-years and lies about 100 million light-years away from Earth[2] in the inconspicuous southern constellation of Indus.

NGC 7049's unusual appearance is largely due to a prominent rope-like dust ring which stands out against the starlight behind it.

These dust lanes are usually seen in young galaxies with active star-forming regions.

NGC 7049 shows the features of both an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy, and has relatively few globular clusters, indicative of its status as a lenticular type.

Typical BCGs are some of the oldest and most massive galaxies.