NGC 2450
| Galaxy NGC 2450 |
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| SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 47 m 32.2 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 01 ′ 09 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 156 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 152 |
| Redshift | 0.01603 ± 0.00010 |
| Radial velocity | 4806 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(212 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (65.1 ± 4.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | February 26, 1878 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2450 • PGC 21807 • CGCG 148-22 • MCG + 05-19-008 • IRAS F07444 + 2708 • 2MASX J07473227 + 2701085 • GALEX ASC J074732.15 + 270110.8 • UZC-CG 061 NED04 | |
NGC 2450 is a spiral radio galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 212 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across.
The galaxies NGC 2449 , IC 474 , IC 476 , IC 2205 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on February 26, 1878 by Édouard Stephan .