NGC 2569
Galaxy NGC 2569 |
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NGC 2569 with LEDA 1637494 (l) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 21 m 21.1 s |
declination | + 20 ° 52 ′ 03 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 '× 0.5' |
Position angle | 117 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Cancer cluster NGC 2563 group LGG 158 |
Redshift | 0.017025 ± 0.000073 |
Radial velocity | 5104 ± 22 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(224 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (68.8 ± 4.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
Discovery date | February 19, 1862 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2569 • PGC 23442 • CGCG 119-067 • MCG + 04-20-035 • 2MASX J08212116 + 2052025 • GALEX ASC J082121.21 + 205203.1 • LDCE 571 NED011 |
NGC 2569 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 224 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2560 , NGC 2562 , NGC 2563 , NGC 2570 .
The object was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on February 19, 1862 .