NGC 2289
| Galaxy NGC 2289 |
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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 50 m 53.6 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 28 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 92 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016468 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | (4937 ± 39) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(220 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (67.4 ± 4.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 4, 1793 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2289 • UGC 3560 • PGC 19716 • CGCG 175-018 • MCG + 06-15-010 • 2MASX J06505355 + 3328434 • GC 1457, 1456 • H III 898 • h 410 • LDCE 0468 NED008 | |
NGC 2289 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 220 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on February 4, 1793 .