NGC 2521
Galaxy NGC 2521 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lynx |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 08 m 49.4 s |
declination | + 57 ° 46 ′ 11 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA0 ^ - pec |
Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Position angle | 45 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.018413 ± 0.000063 |
Radial velocity | (5520 ± 19) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(250 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (76.5 ± 5.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | February 9, 1831 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2521 • UGC 4235 • PGC 22866 • 2MASX J08084939 + 5746105 • |
NGC 2521 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E-S0 in the constellation Lynx. It is an estimated 250 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 9, 1831 .