NGC 2786
Galaxy NGC 2786 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 13 m 35.6 s |
declination | + 12 ° 26 ′ 27 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sa? |
Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 77 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.016054 ± 0.000150 |
Radial velocity | (4813 ± 45) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(210 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.4 ± 4.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | April 5, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2786 • UGC 4861 • PGC 26008 • CGCG 062-008 • MCG + 02-24-002 • IRAS 09108 + 1238 • 2MASX J09133557 + 1226271 • |
NGC 2786 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 210 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 5, 1864 by the astronomer Albert Marth .