NGC 2230
| Galaxy NGC 2230 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 21 m 27.5 s |
| declination | -64 ° 59 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SA0-? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 77 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 3389 |
| Redshift | 0.026932 ± 0.000031 |
| Radial velocity | 8074 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(352 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (107.8 ± 7.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 30, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2230 • PGC 18873 • ESO 087-009 • 2MASX J06212758-6459340 • SGC 062116-6458.0 • SUMSS J062127-645932 • LDCE 448 NED007 | |
NGC 2230 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Dorado in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 352 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 125,000 ly. Together with NGC 2229 and NGC 2233 , it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy trio.
The galaxies NGC 2228 and NGC 2235 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 30, 1834 .