NGC 2661
| Galaxy NGC 2661 |
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![SDSS image from NGC 2661 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2661_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image of NGC 2661 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 45 m 59.545 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 37 ′ 11.66 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Scd: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013703 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (4108 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(178 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.7 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 19, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2661 • UGC 4584 • PGC 24632 • CGCG 061-008 • MCG + 02-23-004 • IRAS 08432 + 1248 • 2MASX J08455957 + 1237118 • GC 1696 • H III 50 • HIPASS J0845 + 12 • 2MASS J08455955 + 1237117 • WISEA J084559.51 + 123712.2 | |
NGC 2661 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type SD in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 179 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 19, 1784 .
Web links
Commons : NGC 2661 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
