NGC 2407
| Galaxy NGC 2407 |
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![NGC 2407 with LEDA 213399 (u) & LEDA 1556254 (r) [1] SDSS mount](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2407_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2407 with LEDA 213399 (u) & LEDA 1556254 (r) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 31 m 56.7 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 19 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 x 1.0 |
| Position angle | 42 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 144 |
| Redshift | 0.028029 ± 0.000170 |
| Radial velocity | 8403 ± 51 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(372 ± 26) x 10 6 ly (114.0 ± 8.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2407 • UGC 3896 • PGC 21220 • MCG + 03-20-001 • 2MASX J07315666 + 1819591 • GALEX ASC J073156.78 + 181959.0 • LDCE 514 NED003 | |
NGC 2407 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 372 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2406 and NGC 2411 .
The object was discovered by Édouard Stephan on February 7, 1885 .
Web links
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