NGC 2783
| Galaxy NGC 2783 |
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![NGC 2783 with PGC 26009 (ro), PGC 26004 (r), IC 2449 (ra) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2783_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2783 with PGC 26009 (ro), PGC 26004 (r), IC 2449 (ra) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 13 m 39.4 s |
| declination | + 29 ° 59 ′ 35 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 ^ + ^: / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 'x 1.5' |
| Position angle | 168 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
HCG 37 isolated |
| Redshift | 0.022515 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | (6750 ± 27) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(299 ± 21) · 10 6 ly (91.8 ± 6.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 13, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2783 • 2783A • UGC 4859 • PGC 26013 • CGCG 151-027 • MCG + 05-22-019 • KUG 0910 + 301 • 2MASX J09133949 + 2959340 • HCG 37A • GC 1779 • H III 295 • NVSS J091339 + 295934 • LDCE 619 NED002 • KPG 192B • HOLM 113A | |
NGC 2783 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 299 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. Together with IC 2449 , it forms the isolated galaxy pair KPG 192 or Holm 113 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2789 and IC 2444 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 13, 1785 .