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.

[6] The galaxy is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 7 × 107 M☉.

[7] This spiral galaxy article is a stub.