NGC 2640
| Galaxy NGC 2640 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Keel of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 37 m 24.6 s |
| declination | -55 ° 07 ′ 26 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 1.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 104 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.003506 ± 0.000107 |
| Radial velocity | (1051 ± 32) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(37 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.2 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 26, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2640 • PGC 24229 • ESO 165-002 • IRAS 08360-5456 • 2MASX J08372462-5507254 • | |
NGC 2640 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation of the ship's Kiel. It is estimated to be 37 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 26, 1835 .