NGC 7001
Galaxy in the constellation Aquarius
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NGC 7001 is an intermediate spiral galaxy[3] located about 300 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Aquarius.[4] NGC 7001 has an estimated diameter of 123,000 light-years.[3] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on July 21, 1827, and was also observed by Austrian astronomer Rudolf Spitaler on September 26, 1891.[5]
| NGC 7001 | |
|---|---|
The intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 7001 (SDSS DR14) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 21h 01m 07.7s[1] |
| Declination | −00° 11′ 43″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.023714[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,109[1] km/s |
| Distance | 302 Mly (92.7 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)ab[1] |
| Mass | 4.8×1011 (Stellar mass)[2] M☉ |
| Size | ~123,100 ly (37.74 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.25 × 1.06[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NPM1G -00.0540, IRAS 20585-0023, UGC 11663, MCG +00-53-016, PGC 65905, CGCG 374-37[1] | |
NGC 7001 has tightly wound spiral arms similar to the galaxy NGC 488.[6] The galaxy is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 7 × 107 M☉.[7]
