NGC 212

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Galaxy
NGC 212
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NGC 212 [1]
NGC 212
AladinLite
Constellation Phoenix
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 40 m 13.33 s
declination -56 ° 09 ′ 10.9 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0-  
Brightness  (visual) 13.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 131 °
Surface brightness 13.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 2806  
Redshift 0.027552 ± 0.000028  
Radial velocity 8260 ± 8 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(365 ± 25)  x  10 6  ly
(111.9 ± 7.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date October 28, 1834
Catalog names
NGC  212 • PGC  2417 • ESO  150-018 • 2MASX  J00401332-5609108 • SGC  003756-5625.6 • GC  110 • h  2336 • 2MASS J00401332-5609109 • LDCE 35 NED007 • WISEA J004013.34-560910.8

NGC 212 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Phoenix on southern sky . It is estimated to be 365 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light-years across. It is the brightest galaxy in the Abell 2806 cluster . The galaxy NGC 215 is located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered on October 28, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 212
  4. ↑ Seligman