NGC 2272
| Galaxy NGC 2272 |
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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 41.3 s |
| declination | -27 ° 27 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) 0- |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 123 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.007104 ± 0.000032 |
| Radial velocity | 2130 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(86 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.5 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 20, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2272 • PGC 19466 • ESO 490-033 • MCG -05-16-017 • 2MASX J06424130-2727341 • SGC 064042-2724.5 • GALEX ASC J064241.19-272732.8 • LDCE 483 NED005 | |
NGC 2272 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type I / SB0 in the constellation Canis Major in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 86 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 2280 .
The type Ic / P supernova SN 2012hn was observed here.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 20, 1835 .