Astronomy:NGC 7002
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Indus
| NGC 7002 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7002 (top) and NGC 7004 (bottom) with legacy survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h 03m 44.8s[1] |
| Declination | −49° 01′ 47″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024520[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7351 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 319,349,800 ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.46[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E1 pec[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5 × 1.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 235-43, PGC 66009[1] | |
NGC 7002 is a large elliptical galaxy around 320 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Indus.[2][3] The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on September 30, 1834.[4] NGC 7002 is also part of a group of galaxies that contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7004.[5]
See also
- IC 1101, A massive elliptical galaxy which is also one of the largest known galaxies.
- M87, A large and famous large elliptical galaxy about 50 mly in the constellation Virgo.
- List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7002. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 7002 Deep Sky Objects Browser" (in en). https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/8189/ngc-7002/galaxy.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=Ngc+7002&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7000 – 7049" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc70.htm.
- ↑ "NGC 7004". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC++7004&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=21+04+02.161-49+06+51.29&parents=3&siblings=11&submit=siblings&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
External links
- NGC 7002 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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