NGC 2602
Galaxy NGC 2602 |
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with LEDA 2507703 (lo) & NGC 2605 (ru) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 35 m 04.2 s |
declination | + 52 ° 49 ′ 54 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 / a |
Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 30 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 186-002 |
Redshift | 0.044609 ± 0.000078 |
Radial velocity | 13373 ± 23 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(599 ± 42) · 10 6 ly (183.8 ± 12.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | February 16, 1831 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2602 • PGC 24099 • CGCG 263-056 • MCG + 09-14-069 • 2MASX J08350431 + 5249538 • GALEX ASC J083504.16 + 524954.0 |
NGC 2602 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 599 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2600 , NGC 2603 , NGC 2605 , NGC 2606 , among others .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 16, 1831 .
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