NGC 2734

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Galaxy
NGC 2734
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation cancer
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 03 m 01.6 s
declination + 16 ° 51 ′ 49 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 15.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 84 °
Surface brightness 14.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.053123 ± 0.000107  
Radial velocity (15926 ± 32) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(707 ± 50)  ·  10 6  Lj
(216.8 ± 15.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date March 28, 1864
Catalog names
NGC  2734 • PGC  25413 • 2MASX  J09030161 + 1651486 •

NGC 2734 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 707 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 28, 1864 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 2734  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2734
  3. Seligman