NGC 2490
| Galaxy NGC 2490 |
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![NGC 2490 with LEDA 1797868 & SDSS J075913.65 + 270541.0 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2490_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2490 with LEDA 1797868 & SDSS J075913.65 + 270541.0 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 59 m 17.870 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 04 ′ 40.32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 45 ° |
| Position angle | 0.6 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 610 |
| Redshift | 0.022616 ± 0.000117 |
| Radial velocity | 6780 ± 35 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(300 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (92.1 ± 6.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | RJ Mitchell |
| Discovery date | February 14, 1857 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2490 • PGC 22382 • CGCG 148-078 • MCG + 05-19-027 • 2MASS J07591787 + 2704405 • GALEX ASC J075917.84 + 270440.6 • WISEA J075917.86 + 270440.5 • NSA 35880 | |
NGC 2490 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 300 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 2492 , IC 484 , IC 485 , IC 2213 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by RJ Mitchell on February 14, 1857 .
Web links
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