NGC 2763
| Galaxy NGC 2763 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 06 m 49.0 s |
| declination | -15 ° 29 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) cd / pec / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 2 ′ |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 2781 group LGG 170 |
| Redshift | 0.006310 ± 0.000021 |
| Radial velocity | (1892 ± 6) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(76 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (23.2 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2763 • PGC 25570 • MCG -02-23-010 • IRAS 09044-1517 • 2MASX J09064903-1529591 • GC 1761 • H III 275 • h 560 • HIPASS J0906-15 • LDCE 618 NED001 | |
NGC 2763 is a barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBc in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 76 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 ly in diameter.
The object was discovered on February 8, 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.
NGC 2763 group ( LGG 170 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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| NGC 2763 | PGC 25570 | 76 |
| NGC 2781 | PGC 25907 | 83 |
| PGC 25903 | MCG -02-24-001 | 83 |
| PGC 25938 | MCG -02-24-003 | 84 |