NGC 2663

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Galaxy
NGC 2663
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NGC 2663 [1]
NGC 2663
AladinLite
Constellation Ship compass
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 45 m 08.25 s
declination -33 ° 47 ′ 41.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 10.9 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 11.9 likes
Angular expansion 3.5 ′ × 2.4 ′
Position angle 110 °
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.007012 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 2102 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(84 ± 6)  ·  10 6  ly
(25.7 ± 1.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date February 8, 1886
Catalog names
NGC  2663 • PGC  24590 • ESO  371-014 • MCG  -06-20-001 • 2MASX  J08450824-3347411 • SGC  084308-3336.7 • NVSS J084508-334736 • LDCE 585 NED007

NGC 2663 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation ship's compass south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 84 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on February 8, 1886 .

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 2663
  4. ↑ Seligman