NGC 2562
Galaxy NGC 2562 |
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NGC 2562 with LEDA 86321 (u) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 20 m 23.6 s |
declination | + 21 ° 07 ′ 53 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a: / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.0 '× 0.7' |
Position angle | 3 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Cancer Cluster WBL 178 NGC 2563 Group LGG 158 |
Redshift | 0.016675 ± 0.000160 |
Radial velocity | 4999 ± 48 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(220 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (67.4 ± 4.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | February 13, 1787 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2562 • UGC 4345 • PGC 23395 • CGCG 119-063 • MCG + 04-20-031 • 2MASX J08202368 + 2107533 • GC 1645 • H III 607 • h 500 • GALEX ASC J082023.60 + 210755.8 • NSA 084185 • LDCE 0571 NED009 |
NGC 2562 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 220 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2560 , NGC 2563 , NGC 2570 , IC 2293 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on February 13, 1787 .