NGC 2676
Galaxy NGC 2676 |
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NGC 2676 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 08 h 51 m 35.647 s |
declination | + 47 ° 33 ′ 27.63 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0: |
Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated |
Redshift | 0.029125 ± 0.000180 |
Radial velocity | 8731 ± 54 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(391 ± 27) · 10 6 Lj (119.9 ± 8.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | November 24, 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2676 • UGC 4627 • PGC 24881 • CGCG 237-022 • MCG + 08-16-032 • IRAS F08480 + 4744 • 2MASX J08513562 + 4733279 • 2MASS J08513563 + 4733277 • LDCE 593 NED003 • NSA 26586 • SIT 51-1 |
NGC 2676 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 391 million light years from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on November 24, 1886 .
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