NGC 2793
| Galaxy NGC 2793 |
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![NGC 2793 with LEDA 82356 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2793_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2793 with LEDA 82356 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 16 m 47.3 s |
| declination | + 34 ° 25 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) m / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 63 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Abell 779 NGC 2859 group |
| Redshift | 0.005627 ± 0.000005 |
| Radial velocity | 1687 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(74 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (22.7 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2793 • UGC 4894 • PGC 26189 • CGCG 181-006 • MCG + 06-21-002 • IRAS 09137 + 3438 • KUG 0913 + 346B • 2MASX J09164731 + 3425471 • NSA 135797 | |
NGC 2793 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBm in the constellation Lynx in the northern sky . It is an estimated 74 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 25,000 ly.
Together with NGC 2778 , NGC 2779 , NGC 2780 , NGC 2859 , it forms the NGC 2859 group .
The object was discovered on March 6, 1828 by John Herschel .