Astronomy:NGC 7004

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NGC 7004
NGC 7004 (bottom) and NGC 7002 (top) with legacy survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationIndus
Right ascension 21h 04m 02.2s[1]
Declination−49° 06′ 51″[1]
Redshift0.025284
Helio radial velocity7580 km/s[1]
Distance330 Mly (101 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[1]
Absolute magnitude (B)-21.87 ± 0.09 [1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SAB0/a?(s)[1]
Size~139,500 ly (42.78 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.31× 0.44[1]
Other designations
ESO 235-46, FAIR 938, PGC 66019[1]

NGC 7004 is a lenticular galaxy[1] and a type 2 Seyfert galaxy[2] around 330 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[3][1] NGC 7004 has an estimated diameter of 140,000 light-years.[1] NGC 7004 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[4] NGC 7004 is a member of a group of galaxies[5] known as [T2015] nest 200093.[6] The group contains 12 member galaxies including NGC 7002, has a velocity dispersion of 440 km/s and an estimated mass of 1.28 × 1014 M.[5] NGC 7004 is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 8.1 × 108 M.[7]

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