NGC 2822
Galaxy NGC 2822 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Keel of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 13 m 49.7 s |
declination | -69 ° 38 ′ 41 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E: |
Brightness (visual) | 10.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 3.3 ′ × 2.2 ′ |
Position angle | 90 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.005510 +/- 0.000053 |
Radial velocity | 1652 +/- 16 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(64 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (19.7 ± 1.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | January 29, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2822 • PGC 26026 • ESO 061-004 • IRAS 09132-6926 • SGC 91315-6926.2 • AKARI J0913503-693842 |
NGC 2822 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Carina the southern sky . It is estimated to be 64 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 70,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 2836 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on January 29, 1835 .