NGC 2803
Galaxy NGC 2803 |
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SDSS image of NGC 2802 & NGC 2803 (center) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 16 m 43.9 s |
declination | + 18 ° 57 ′ 17 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 45 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.029704 +/- 0.000043 |
Radial velocity | 8905 +/- 13 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(394 ± 28) · 10 6 ly (120.7 ± 8.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 21, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2803 • UGC 4898 • PGC 26181 • MCG + 03-24-027 • 2MASX J09164387 + 1857167 • GC 1787 • H III 63 • h 575 • LDCE 0622 NED009 |
NGC 2803 is a galaxy in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic , which is an estimated 394 million light years from the Milky Way . The galaxy NGC 2802 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on March 21, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel .