NGC 2294
| Galaxy NGC 2294 |
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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 51 m 11.3 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 31 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E6? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 6 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017068 ± 0.000170 |
| Radial velocity | (5117 ± 51) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(228 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (69.9 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | George J. Stoney |
| Discovery date | February 22, 1849 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2294 • PGC 19729 • CGCG 175-021 • MCG + 06-15-014 • 2MASX J06511130 + 3331374 • LDCE 0468 NED011 | |
NGC 2294 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E6 in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 228 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney on February 22, 1849 .