NGC 2677

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Galaxy
NGC 2677
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NGC 2677 [1] SDSS
NGC 2677 SDSS
AladinLite
Constellation cancer
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 08 h 50 m 01.328 s
declination + 19 ° 00 ′ 35.16 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.6 '× 0.3'
Position angle 171 °
Surface brightness 12.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.014095 ± 0.000169  
Radial velocity 4226 ± 51 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(185 ± 13)  ·  10 6  ly
(56.6 ± 4.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date March 17, 1831
Catalog names
NGC  2677 • PGC  24821 • CGCG  090-021 • MCG  + 03-23-012 • 2MASX  J08500133 + 1900354 • 2MASS J08500134 + 1900351 • USGC U192 NED05 • NSA 156910

NGC 2677 is a galaxy in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 185 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2672 , NGC 2673 , IC 2410 , IC 2414 .

The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 17, 1831 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 2677  - 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 SEDS : NGC 2677
  4. Seligman