NGC 2227
Galaxy NGC 2227 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big dog |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 25 m 58.0 s |
declination | -22 ° 00 ′ 17 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (rs) c |
Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Position angle | 19 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.007532 ± 0.000010 |
Radial velocity | 2258 ± 3 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(93 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (28.5 ± 2.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | January 27, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2227 • PGC 19030 • ESO 556-023 • MCG -04-16-004 • IRAS 06238-2158 • 2MASX J06255797-2200174 • SGC 062351-2158.5 • HIPASS J0625-21 • LDCE 447 NED003 |
NGC 2227 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Great Dog south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 93 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 60,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 2223 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1986O was observed here.
The property was built on January 27, 1835 by John Herschel .