NGC 2449
Galaxy NGC 2449 |
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SDSS image from NGC 2449 & IC 476 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 47 m 20.4 s |
declination | + 26 ° 55 ′ 50 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sab / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.30 × 0.6 |
Position angle | 137 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 152 |
Redshift | 0.016318 ± 0.000010 |
Radial velocity | (4892 ± 3) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(216 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (66.3 ± 4.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Édouard Stephan |
Discovery date | January 18, 1874 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2449 • UGC 4026 • PGC 21802 • CGCG 148-020 • MCG + 05-19-007 • IRAS F07442 + 2703 • 2MASX J07472032 + 2655487 • SDSS J074720.28 + 265548.5 |
NGC 2449 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 216 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 2450 , IC 474 , IC 476 , IC 2205 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on January 18, 1874 by Édouard Stephan .