NGC 2709
| Galaxy NGC 2709 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 56 m 12.8 s |
| declination | -03 ° 14 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 × 0.6 |
| Position angle | 81 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.006421 ± 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 1925 ± 36 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(79 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (24.1 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon Blood Stoney |
| Discovery date | January 27, 1852 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2709 • PGC 25103 • CGCG 005-035 • MCG + 00-23-016 • 2MASX J08561285-0314353 • GALEX ASC J085612.78-031433.4 | |
NGC 2709 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 79 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 20,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2697 , NGC 2698 , NGC 2699 , NGC 2708 , among others .
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on January 27, 1852 .
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