NGC 2341
| Galaxy NGC 2341 |
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![NGC 2341 with NGC 2342 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_2341_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 2341 with NGC 2342 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 09 m 12.039 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 36 ′ 10.49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sab / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017215 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 5161 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(227 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (69.7 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | November 10, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2341 • UGC 3708 • PGC 20259 • CGCG 086-006 • MCG + 03-19-003 • IRAS 07062 + 2041 • 2MASX J07091189 + 2036102 • GALEX ASC J070912.04 + 203609.9 • NVSS J070912 + 203610 • HOLM 86B • KPG 125A | |
NGC 2341 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type Sc / P with extended star formation in the constellation of twins on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 227 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 2342 , it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy pair KPG 125 or Holm 86 .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on November 10, 1864 .