NGC 2152
| Galaxy NGC 2152 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | painter |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 00 m 55.3 s |
| declination | -50 ° 44 ′ 27 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (l) a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 69 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.027692 ± 0.000147 |
| Radial velocity | 8302 ± 44 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(362 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (110.9 ± 7.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 28, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2152 • PGC 18249 • ESO 205-015 • IRAS F05596-5044 • 2MASX J06005531-5044271 • SGC 055943-5044.3 • 2MASS J06005528-5044272 • LDCE 423 NED003 | |
NGC 2152 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa in the constellation Pictor in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 362 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 28, 1834 .