NGC 2267
| Galaxy NGC 2267 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big dog |
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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 |
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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 .