NGC 2380

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Galaxy
NGC 2380 / NGC 2382
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NGC 2380 [1]
NGC 2380
AladinLite
Constellation Big dog
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 23 m 54.75 s
declination -27 ° 31 ′ 44.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB0 ^ 0 ^:  
Brightness  (visual) 11.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.3 mag
Angular expansion 2.1 ′ × 2.0 ′
Position angle 168 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation isolated  
Redshift 0.005944 ± 0.000123  
Radial velocity 1782 ± 37 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(70 ± 5)  ·  10 6  ly
(21.6 ± 1.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date February 5, 1837
Catalog names
NGC  2380 • NGC 2382 • PGC  20916 • ESO  492-012 • MCG  -05-18-005 • 2MASX  J07235474-2731446 • SGC  072154-2725.8 • WISEA J072354.66-273143.7 • LDCE 483 NED035 • 2MIG 973

NGC 2380 = NGC 2382 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Great Dog in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 70 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 5, 1837 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e f NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 2380
  4. ↑ Seligman