NGC 282

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Galaxy
NGC 282
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NGC 282 [1] SDSS image
NGC 282 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 52 m 42.15 s
declination + 30 ° 38 ′ 20.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 13.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.7 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.9 ′
Position angle 50 °
Surface brightness 13.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.022259 ± 0.000097  
Radial velocity 6673 ± 29 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(305 ± 22)  ·  10 6  ly
(93.6 ± 6.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Édouard Stephan
Discovery date October 13, 1879
Catalog names
NGC  282 • PGC  3090 • CGCG  501-030 • MCG  + 05-03-015 • 2MASX  J00524213 + 3038208 • GALEX ASC J005242.16 + 303821.0 • NSA 127898

NGC 282 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation fish on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 305 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered on October 13, 1879 by the French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 282
  4. Seligman