NGC 7004 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Indus |
Right ascension | 21h 04m 02.2s[1] |
Declination | −49° 06′ 51″[1] |
Redshift | 0.025284 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7580 km/s[1] |
Distance | 330 Mly (101 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.8[1] |
Absolute magnitude (B) | -21.87 ± 0.09 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R')SAB0/a?(s)[1] |
Size | ~139,500 ly (42.78 kpc) (estimated) |
Apparent size (V) | 1.31× 0.44[1] |
Other designations | |
ESO 235-46, FAIR 938, PGC 66019[1] |
NGC 7004 is a lenticular galaxy[1] and a type 2 Seyfert galaxy[2] around 330 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus.[3][1] NGC 7004 has an estimated diameter of 140,000 light-years.[1] NGC 7004 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834.[4] NGC 7004 is a member of a group of galaxies[5] known as [T2015] nest 200093.[6] The group contains 12 member galaxies including NGC 7002, has a velocity dispersion of 440 km/s and an estimated mass of 1.28 × 1014 M☉.[5] NGC 7004 is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 8.1 × 108 M☉.[7]