NGC 2646
Galaxy NGC 2646 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | giraffe |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 50 m 22.0 s |
declination | + 73 ° 27 ′ 47 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^: |
Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | IC 520 group LGG 162 |
Redshift | 0.012275 ± 0.000090 |
Radial velocity | 3680 ± 27 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(170 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (52.1 ± 3.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Ernst WL Temple |
Discovery date | July 27, 1883 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2646 • UGC 4604 • PGC 24838 • CGCG 331-069 • 332-019 • MCG + 12-09-019 • 2MASX J08502210 + 7327474 • GALEX ASC J085022.01 + 732746.2 • LDCE 573 NED020 |
NGC 2646 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Giraffe in the northern sky . It is an estimated 170 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
Together with NGC 2614 , NGC 2629 , IC 520 it forms the IC 520 group .
The object was discovered on July 27, 1883 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .