NGC 2233
Galaxy NGC 2230 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Swordfish |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 21 m 40.0 s |
declination | -65 ° 02 ′ 00 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0-: / sp |
Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
Position angle | 39 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 3389 |
Redshift | 0.024123 ± 0.000063 |
Radial velocity | 7232 ± 19 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(314 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (96.2 ± 6.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | November 30, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2233 • PGC 18882 • ESO 087-011 • 2MASX J06214003-6502001 • SGC 062128-6500.4 • GALEX ASC J062140.07-650200.2 • LDCE 448 NED008 |
NGC 2233 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Dorado at the southern sky . It is an estimated 314 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 85,000 ly. Together with NGC 2229 and NGC 2230 , 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 .