NGC 2271
| Galaxy NGC 2271 |
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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 42 m 53.0 s |
| declination | -23 ° 28 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 71 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008659 ± 0.000123 |
| Radial velocity | (2596 ± 37) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(108 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (33.0 ± 2.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 23, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2271 • PGC 19476 • ESO 490-034 • MCG -04-16-017 • 2MASX J06425299-2328333 • LDCE 0483 NED006 | |
NGC 2271 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Great Dog in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 108 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 23, 1835 .