NGC 7012
Galaxy in the constellation Microscopium
NGC 7012 is a large, bright elliptical galaxy located about 380 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Microscopium. NGC 7012 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 1, 1834. NGC 7012 is host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 4.5 billion M☉. NGC 7012 is very large galaxy, with an estimated diameter of nearly 550,000 light years.
01Abell S0921
NGC 7012 is the brightest member in the center of a small compact group of interacting galaxies known as Abell S0921. Due to it also being the dominant member of the group, NGC 7012 is classified as a Cd galaxy. The group has about seven major galaxies with many other more distant, fainter galaxies that are probably also associated.
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- NGC 7012 legacy dr10.jpg by Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY 4.0
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