NGC 2472

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Galaxy
NGC 2472
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NGC 2472 [1]
NGC 2472
AladinLite
Constellation lynx
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 58 m 41.90 s
declination + 56 ° 42 ′ 04.7 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 15.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.2 mag
Angular expansion 0.5 '× 0.5'
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 161  
Redshift 0.019227 ± 0.000050  
Radial velocity 5764 ± 15 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(260 ± 18)  ·  10 6  ly
(79.8 ± 5.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Bindon B. Stoney
Discovery date February 20, 1851
Catalog names
NGC  2472 • PGC  22364 • CGCG  287-019 • MCG  + 10-12-039 • IRAS  F07547 + 5650 • 2MASX  J07584193 + 5642045 • 2MASS J07584186 + 5642072 • WISEA J075841.84 + 564204.8

NGC 2472 is a galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation lynx in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 260 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2458 , NGC 2463 , NGC 2468 , NGC 2469 .

The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on February 20, 1851 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 2472
  4. ↑ Seligman