NGC 2290
Galaxy NGC 2290 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 50 m 56.9 s |
declination | + 33 ° 26 ′ 15 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R) SAa |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Position angle | 50 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | LGG 139 |
Redshift | 0.016822 ± 0.000030 |
Radial velocity | (5043 ± 9) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(225 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (68.9 ± 4.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | February 4, 1793 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2290 • UGC 3562 • PGC 19718 • CGCG 175-019 • MCG + 06-15-012 • 2MASX J06505690 + 3326154 • GC 5369 • H III 897 • LDCE 0468 NED008 |
NGC 2290 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 225 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on February 4, 1793 .