Astronomy:NGC 7004

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Indus
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]
Distance329,462,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SAB(s)0/a[1]
Size~166,981.78 ly
Apparent size (V)1.31× 0.44[1]
Other designations
ESO 235-46, FAIR 938, PGC 66019[1]

NGC 7004 is a spiral galaxy[1] around 330 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[2][1] NGC 7004 has an estimated diameter of 166,980 light-years.[1] NGC 7004 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[3] NGC 7004 is also part of a group of galaxies that contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7002.[4]

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