NGC 2842
| Galaxy NGC 2842 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Keel of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 16 m 48.0 s |
| declination | -26 ° 48 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R_1) SAB (rs) 0 ^ + |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009530 ± 0.000133 |
| Radial velocity | 2857 ± 40 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(118 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (36.1 ± 2.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 8, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2842 • PGC 26114 • ESO 091- G004 • IRAS 09144-6251 • 2MASX J09153646-6304106 • GC 1824 • h 3158 • LDCE 0653 NED001 | |
NGC 2842 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Carina. It is estimated to be 118 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 8, 1836 .