NGC 2569
| Galaxy NGC 2569 |
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![NGC 2569 with LEDA 1637494 (l) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2569_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2569 with LEDA 1637494 (l) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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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 |
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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 .