NGC 2288
Galaxy NGC 2288 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 50 m 51.9 s |
declination | + 33 ° 27 ′ 45 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
Position angle | 93 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.018139 ± 0.000137 |
Radial velocity | (5438 ± 41) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(242 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.3 ± 5.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | George J. Stoney |
Discovery date | February 22, 1849 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2288 • PGC 19714 • CGCG 175-017 • MCG + 06-15-011 • 2MASX J06505195 + 3327444 • |
NGC 2288 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 242 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney on February 22, 1849 .