NGC 2594
Galaxy NGC 2594 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 27 m 17.1 s |
declination | + 25 ° 52 ′ 44 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 '× 0.5' |
Position angle | 27 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.007879 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | (2362 ± 5) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(103 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (31.5 ± 2.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | March 29, 1865 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2594 • PGC 23704 • CGCG 119-106 • MCG + 04-20-056 • 2MASX J08271718 + 2552441 • |
NGC 2594 is a lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 103 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 29, 1865 .