NGC 7002 is a large elliptical galaxy, and a radio galaxy, around 320 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Indus. The galaxy was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on September 30, 1834. NGC 7002 is the brightest member of a group of galaxies known as [T2015] nest 200093. The group contains 12 member galaxies including NGC 7004, has a velocity dispersion of 440 km/s and an estimated mass of 1.28 × 1014 M☉. NGC 7002 is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.7 × 109 M☉.
See also IC 1101, A massive elliptical galaxy which is also one of the largest known galaxies. M87, A large and famous large elliptical galaxy about 50 mly in the constellation Virgo. List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
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