NGC 2320

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Galaxy
NGC 2320
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NGC 2320 with NGC 2322 [1]
NGC 2320 with NGC 2322
AladinLite
Constellation lynx
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 05 m 42.03 s
declination + 50 ° 34 ′ 51.8 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 12.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.4 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 140 °
Surface brightness 12.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.019827 ± 0.000050  
Radial velocity 5944 ± 15 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(267 ± 19)  x  10 6  ly
(82.0 ± 5.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date December 28, 1790
Catalog names
NGC  2320 • UGC  3659 • PGC  20136 • CGCG  234-047 • MCG  + 08-13-051 • 2MASX  J07054202 + 5034519 • GC  1482 • H  II 861 • h  424 • NVSS J070542 + 503451 • LDCE 484 NED013

NGC 2320 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Lynx at the northern sky . It is an estimated 267 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 2315 , NGC 2321 , NGC 2322 , NGC 2326 .

The Type Ia supernova SN 2000B was observed here.

The property was bought on December 28, 1790 by William Herschel .

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 2320
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman