NGC 2267
Galaxy NGC 2267 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big dog |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 40 m 51.7 s |
declination | -32 ° 28 ′ 56 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (rl) 0 ^ 0 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
Position angle | 120 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.005154 ± 0.000060 |
Radial velocity | (1545 ± 18) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(60 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (18.4 ± 1.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | February 16, 1836 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2267 • PGC 19417 • ESO 426-029 • MCG -05-16-015 • 2MASX J06405169-3228561 • |
NGC 2267 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Great Dog in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 60 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 16, 1836 .