NGC 2235
| Galaxy NGC 2235 |
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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 22 m 21.9 s |
| declination | -64 ° 56 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E2: / BrClG |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 68 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 3389 |
| Redshift | 0.027803 ± 0.000039 |
| Radial velocity | 8335 ± 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(363 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (111.3 ± 7.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 30, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2235 • PGC 18906 • ESO 087-013 • 2MASX J06222206-6456025 • SGC 062210-6454.4 • SUMSS J062222-645603 • LDCE 448 NED012 | |
NGC 2235 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E2 in the constellation Dorado the southern sky . It is estimated to be 363 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 85,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2228 , NGC 2229 , NGC 2230 , NGC 2233 , among others .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 30, 1834 .