NGC 2662

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Galaxy
NGC 2662
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NGC 2662 [1]
NGC 2662
AladinLite
Constellation Water snake
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 45 m 32.028 s
declination -15 ° 07 ′ 16.53 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E1 / S0-:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′ × 1.1 ′
Position angle 0 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.013199 ± 0.000090  
Radial velocity 3957 ± 27 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(168 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(51.5 ± 3.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date March 16, 1836
Catalog names
NGC  2662 • PGC  24612 • MCG  -02-23-002 • 2MASX  J08453200-1507161 • GALEX ASC J084532.06-150716.9 • WISEA J084532.03-150716.2

NGC 2662 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 168 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years across.
The galaxy IC 2403 is located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered on March 16, 1836 by John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2662
  4. ↑ Seligman