NGC 2191
Galaxy NGC 2191 |
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NGC 2191 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Keel of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 08 m 23.87 s |
declination | -52 ° 30 ′ 44.3 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^: |
Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 118 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated |
Redshift | 0.015050 ± 0.000097 |
Radial velocity | 4512 ± 29 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(192 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (59.0 ± 4.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | January 9, 1837 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2191 • PGC 18464 • ESO 160-014 • 2MASX J06082387-5230441 • SGC 060717-5230.1 • GALEX ASC J060823.95-523043.6 • WISEA J060823.85-523044.3 • 2MIG 803 |
NGC 2191 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Carina in the southern sky . It is an estimated 192 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 9, 1837 .