NGC 2191

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Galaxy
NGC 2191
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NGC 2191 [1]
NGC 2191
AladinLite
Constellation Keel of the ship
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

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 2191
  4. ↑ Seligman