NGC 2761
| Galaxy NGC 2761 |
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![NGC 2761 with LEDA 1559799 [1] (ol)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2761_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2761 with LEDA 1559799 (ol) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 07 m 30.8 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 26 ′ 05 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sm |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 205 WBL 210 WBL 213 |
| Redshift | 0.029162 ± 0.000106 |
| Radial velocity | 8743 ± 32 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(386 ± 27) · 10 6 ly (118.5 ± 8.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | March 29, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2761 • PGC 25638 • CGCG 090-077 • 091-001 • MCG + 03-23-041 • IRAS 09047 + 1838 • 2MASX J09073082 + 1826057 • GALEX ASC J090730.85 + 182603.9 • LDCE 613 NED003 | |
NGC 2761 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sm in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 386 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 2747 , NGC 2749 , NGC 2751 , NGC 2752 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on March 29, 1865 .