NGC 2562
| Galaxy NGC 2562 |
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![NGC 2562 with LEDA 86321 (u) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2562_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2562 with LEDA 86321 (u) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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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 |
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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 .