NGC 2779
| Galaxy NGC 2779 |
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![SDSS image of NGC 2778 & NGC 2779 (o) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2778_-_NGC2779_-_SDSS_DR14.png)
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| SDSS image of NGC 2778 & NGC 2779 (o) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 12 m 28.3 s |
| declination | + 35 ° 03 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0-a |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 161 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.007022 ± 0.000147 |
| Radial velocity | 2105 ± 44 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(93 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (28.4 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | George J. Stoney |
| Discovery date | March 13, 1850 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2779 • PGC 25958 • CGCG 180-055 • MCG + 06-20-044 • 2MASX J09122830 + 3503136 • | |
NGC 2779 is a lenticular dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 93 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2778 and NGC 2780 .
The object was discovered on March 13, 1850 by George Johnstone Stoney .