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]
NGC 7002 | |
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![]() NGC 7002 as pictured by the 2MASS 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] |
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New General Catalogue 7000 to 7499 | |
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