NGC 2449
| Galaxy NGC 2449 |
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![SDSS image of NGC 2449 & IC 476 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2449_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image from NGC 2449 & IC 476 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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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 |
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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 .