NGC 2732
Galaxy NGC 2732 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | giraffe |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 13 m 24.7 s |
declination | + 79 ° 11 ′ 14 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 67 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.006538 ± 0.000023 |
Radial velocity | (1960 ± 7) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(94 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (28.8 ± 2.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | September 2, 1828 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2732 • UGC 4818 • PGC 25999 • CGCG 350-013 • MCG + 13-07-016 • 2MASX J09132476 + 7911145 • |
NGC 2732 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Giraffe. It is estimated to be 94 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 2, 1828 .
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