NGC 2797
Galaxy NGC 2797 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 16 m 21.7 s |
declination | + 17 ° 43 ′ 38 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Pec |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 21 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.025959 ± 0.000087 |
Radial velocity | (7782 ± 26) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(343 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (105.3 ± 7.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
Discovery date | March 15, 1866 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2797 • UGC 4891 • PGC 26160 • CGCG 091-042 • MCG + 03-24-023 • 2MASX J09162170 + 1743380 • |
NGC 2797 is a galaxy of Hubble type P in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 343 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1866 by the astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest .