NGC 2827
Galaxy NGC 2827 / IC 2460 |
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SDSS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lynx |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 19 m 19.0 s |
declination | + 33 ° 52 ′ 51 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sab |
Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 6 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation |
Abell 779 WBL 216 |
Redshift | 0.023470 ± 0.000067 |
Radial velocity | 7036 ± 20 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(313 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (95.9 ± 6.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | George J. Stoney |
Discovery date | March 13, 1850 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2827 • IC 2460 • PGC 26342 • CGCG 181-015 • MCG + 06-21-009 • 2MASX J09191903 + 3352510 • GALEX ASC J091918.99 + 335251.4 |
NGC 2827 = IC 2460 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is an estimated 313 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2823 , NGC 2825 , NGC 2828 , NGC 2830 .
The object was discovered on March 13, 1850 by George Johnstone Stoney .