NGC 2492
| Galaxy NGC 2492 |
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![NGC 2492 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2492_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2492 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07 h 59 m 29.712 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 01 ′ 35.17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 610 |
| Redshift | 0.022629 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | 6784 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(301 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (92.2 ± 6.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 24, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2492 • UGC 4138 • PGC 22397 • CGCG 148-080 • MCG + 05-19-028 • 2MASX J07592970 + 2701349 • GALEX ASC J075929.70 + 270136.5 • WISEA J075929.72 + 270135.2 • LDCE 545 NED003 | |
NGC 2492 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 301 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 2490 , IC 484 , IC 485 , IC 2213 are in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 24, 1827 .
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