NGC 2128

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Galaxy
NGC 2128
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NGC 2128 [1]
NGC 2128
AladinLite
Constellation giraffe
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 06 h 04 m 34.23 s
declination + 57 ° 37 ′ 49.9 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 - :  
Brightness  (visual) 12.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.5 ′ × 1.1 ′
Position angle 60 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.010070 ± 0.000100  
Radial velocity 3019 ± 30 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(139 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(42.5 ± 3.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Edward Swift
Discovery date December 27, 1886
Catalog names
NGC  2128 • UGC  3392 • PGC  18374 • CGCG  284-006 • MCG  + 10-09-010 • IRAS  06002 + 5737 • 2MASX  J06043422 + 5737401 • GALEX ASC J060434.24 + 573739.6 • NVSS J060434 + 573740

NGC 2128 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Camelopardalis in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 139 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light-years across.

The object was discovered by Edward D. Swift on December 27, 1886 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2128
  4. ↑ Seligman