NGC 2375
Galaxy NGC 2375 |
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NGC 2375 SDSS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 27 m 09.475 s |
declination | + 33 ° 49 ′ 54.53 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) b |
Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1 ′ |
Position angle | 170 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 141 |
Redshift | 0.026218 ± 0.000023 |
Radial velocity | 7860 ± 7 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(350 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (107.3 ± 7.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | George J. Stoney |
Discovery date | February 20, 1849 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2375 • UGC 3854 • PGC 21035 • CGCG 177-017 • MCG + 06-17-005 • IRAS 07238 + 3356 • 2MASX J07270951 + 3349544 • WISEA J072709.50 + 334955.1 • NVSS J072709 + 334958 • NSA 134511 |
NGC 2375 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 350 million light years from the Milky Way and about 135,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2373 , NGC 2379 , NGC 2385 , NGC 2388 .
The object was discovered on February 20, 1849 by George Johnstone Stoney .
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