NGC 7001

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	7109[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 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 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]

• NGC 2
• Black Eye Galaxy
• NGC 488
• List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
• List of NGC objects

• Media related to NGC 7001 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 7001 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

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