NGC 2603
| Galaxy NGC 2603 |
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![NGC 2603 with LEDA 2423840 [1] (r.)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2603_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2603 with LEDA 2423840 (r.) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 34 m 31.2 s |
| declination | + 52 ° 50 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C / NLAGN / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.3 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.057115 ± 0.000092 |
| Radial velocity | 17123 ± 28 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(767 ± 54) · 10 6 ly (235.2 ± 16.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | George J. Stoney |
| Discovery date | February 9, 1850 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2603 • PGC 3133653 • 2MASX J08343121 + 5250247 • GALEX ASC J083431.19 + 525024.5 | |
NGC 2603 is a compact galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type C in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 767 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 2600 , NGC 2602 , NGC 2605 , NGC 2606 are in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on February 9, 1850 by George Johnstone Stoney .
Web links
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