| NGC 7002 | |
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NGC 7002 (top) and NGC 7004 (bottom) with legacy survey
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 21h03m 44.8s[1] |
| Declination | −49° 01′ 47″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.024520[1] |
| Heliocentric 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]
Media related to NGC 7002 at Wikimedia Commons|
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