NGC 2274
| Galaxy NGC 2274 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 06 h 47 m 17.4 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 34 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 169 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 139 |
| Redshift | 0.016920 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | (5072 ± 24) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(226 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (69.3 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 26, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2274 • UGC 3541 • PGC 19603 • CGCG 175-015 • MCG + 06-15-008 • 2MASX J06471737 + 3334021 • GC 1448 • H II 614 • h 406 • LDCE 0468 NED006 | |
NGC 2274 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 226 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 26, 1786 .
NGC 2274 group (LGG 139)
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 2274 | PGC 19603 | 226 |
| NGC 2275 | PGC 19605 | 215 |
| NGC 2290 | PGC 19718 | 225 |
| PGC 19586 | UGC 3537 | 231 |