NGC 2725
| Galaxy NGC 2725 |
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| SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 01 m 03.2 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 05 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 54 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.006918 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 2074 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(87 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.8 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | March 10, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2725 • UGC 4732 • PGC 25332 • CGCG 061-038 • MCG + 02-23-018 • IRAS F08583 + 1117 • 2MASX J09010322 + 1105541 • GALEX ASC J090103.21 + 110552.1 | |
NGC 2725 is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 87 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years across .
The galaxies NGC 2720 , NGC 2728 , IC 526 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 10, 1864 .
Web links
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