NGC 2330

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Galaxy
NGC 2330 / IC 457
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NGC 2330 & NGC 2332 [1]
NGC 2330 & NGC 2332
AladinLite
Constellation lynx
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 09 m 28.401 s
declination + 50 ° 09 ′ 09.08 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.8 mag
Angular expansion 0.4 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 30 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 133  
Redshift 0.016078 ± 0.000014  
Radial velocity 4820 ± 4 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(217 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(66.6 ± 4.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Bindon B. Stoney
Discovery date January 2, 1851
Catalog names
NGC  2330 • IC  457 • PGC  20272 • CGCG  234-074 • MCG  + 08-13-078 • 2MASX  J07092835 + 5009089 • GALEX ASC J070928.34 + 500907.8 • WISEA J070928.39 + 500908.9

NGC 2330 = IC 457 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation of the lynx in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 217 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2332 , IC 458 , IC 459 , IC 460 .

The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on January 2, 1851 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2330
  4. Seligman