NGC 7001 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 300 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. NGC 7001 has an estimated diameter of 123,000 light-years. 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.

NGC 7001 has tightly wound spiral arms similar to the galaxy NGC 488. The galaxy is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 7 × 107 M☉.

See also

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

References

External links

  • 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

NGC 7006 IAU Observatory C87

NGC 7769 und das wechselwirkende Paar NGC 7770/7771 im Pegasus

NGC 7137 IAU Observatory C87

NGC 7000 Forum Astronomie.de

NGC 281 Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut