NGC 2647

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Galaxy
NGC 2647
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NGC 2647 [1]
NGC 2647
AladinLite
Constellation cancer
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 42 m 43.103 s
declination + 19 ° 39 ′ 02.21 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.1 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 18 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation isolated  
Redshift 0.055001 ± 0.000160  
Radial velocity 16,489 ± 48 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(733 ± 51)  x  10 6  ly
(224.7 ± 15.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date October 30, 1864
Catalog names
NGC  2647 • PGC  24463 • CGCG  089-068 • 2MASX  J08424314 + 1939023 • 2MASS J08424310 + 1939021 • WISEA J084243.10 + 193902.2 • SIP 784-1

NGC 2647 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 733 million light years from the Milky Way and about 175,000 light years across.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2625 , NGC 2637 , NGC 2643 , IC 2388 .

The object was discovered by Albert Marth on October 30, 1864 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 2647  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2647
  4. Seligman