NGC 7002

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Indus
Right ascension: 21 03 44.8
Declination: −49 ° 01 ′ 47 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 7351 km/s
Distance: 319 Mly (97.9 Mpc )
Absolute magnitude b: -23.35 ± 0.58
Type: E1 pec
Size: ~175,000 ly (53.66 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.5 × 1.2

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Image: NGC 7002.jpg

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NGC 7002 is a large elliptical galaxy, and a radio galaxy, around 320 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Indus. The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on September 30, 1834. NGC 7002 is the brightest member of a group of galaxies known as [T2015] nest 200093. The group contains 12 member galaxies including NGC 7004, has a velocity dispersion of 440 km/s and an estimated mass of 1.28 × 10 M☉. NGC 7002 is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.7 × 10 M☉.