NGC 2793
Galaxy NGC 2793 |
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NGC 2793 with LEDA 82356 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lynx |
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 |
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 .