NGC 2376
| Galaxy NGC 2376 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 26 m 35.9 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 04 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018036 +/- 0.000070 |
| Radial velocity | 5407 +/- 21 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(239 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (73.2 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | November 10, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2376 • PGC 21015 • CGCG 117-039 • MCG + 04-18-017 • IRAS 07235 + 2310 • 2MASX J07263591 + 2304225 • | |
NGC 2376 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 239 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on November 10, 1864 by the astronomer Albert Marth .