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)
ConstellationIndus
Right ascension 21h 03m 44.8s[1]
Declination−49° 01′ 47″[1]
Redshift0.024520[1]
Helio radial velocity7351 km/s[1]
Distance319,349,800 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.46[1]
Characteristics
TypeE1 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]

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