NGC 7014 is an elliptical galaxy located about 210 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus. NGC 7014 was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on October 2, 1834. A population of around 1,634 known globular clusters surround the galaxy, and it is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 2.6 × 109 M☉. NGC 7014 is also classified as a type 1 seyfert galaxy.
Group membership
NGC 7014 is the brightest member of Abell 3742 which is located near the center of the Pavo–Indus Supercluster.
See also
- M87
- NGC 7002
- List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
References
External links
- NGC 7014 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
