NGC 2315

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Galaxy
NGC 2315
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NGC 2315 [1]
NGC 2315
AladinLite
Constellation lynx
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 02 m 33.06 s
declination + 50 ° 35 ′ 26.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 13.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.5 mag
Angular expansion 1.3 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 116 °
Surface brightness 12.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.021000 ± 0.000200  
Radial velocity 6296 ± 60 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(283 ± 20)  x  10 6  ly
(86.9 ± 6.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date February 16, 1831
Catalog names
NGC  2315 • UGC  3633 • PGC  20045 • CGCG  234-041 • MCG  + 08-13-045 • 2MASX  J07023303 + 5035261 • GALEX ASC J070232.96 + 503526.6 • LDCE 484 NED009 • NVSS J070232 + 503524

NGC 2315 is a lenticular radio galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is an estimated 283 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2320 , NGC 2321 , NGC 2322 .

The type IaP supernova SN 2011ay was observed here.

The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 16, 1831 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2315
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman