NGC 2613
Galaxy NGC 2613 |
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ESO : Image taken with the Very Large Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Ship compass |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 33 m 22.8 s |
declination | -22 ° 58 ′ 25 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (s) b / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 6.5 'x 1.4' |
Position angle | 113 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.005591 ± 0.000010 |
Radial velocity | 1676 ± 3 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(66 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (20.1 ± 1.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | November 20, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2613 • UGCA 141 • PGC 23997 • ESO 495-018 • MCG -04-21-003 • IRAS 08311-2248 • 2MASX J08332284-2258252 • SGC 083111-2248.1 • GC 1674 • H II 266 • h 3129 • HIPASS J0833- 22 • AM 0831-224 |
NGC 2613 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Ship Compass in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 66 million light years from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on November 20, 1784 .