NGC 2344
Galaxy NGC 2344 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | lynx |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 12 m 28.6 s |
declination | + 47 ° 10 ′ 00 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (rs) c |
Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.003249 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | (974 ± 6) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(45 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (13.8 ± 1.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | November 24, 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2344 • UGC 3734 • PGC 20395 • CGCG 234-100 • MCG + 08-13-103 • 2MASX J07122870 + 4710004 • |
NGC 2344 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Lynx at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 45 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on November 24, 1886 .