NGC 2851
| Galaxy NGC 2851 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 20 m 30.2 s |
| declination | -16 ° 29 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ 0 ^: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 5 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017329 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 5195 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(223 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (68.5 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | February 27, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2851 • PGC 26422 • MCG -03-24-008 • 2MASX J09203020-1629425 • GALEX ASC J092030.22-162945.4 | |
NGC 2851 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 223 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 2811 and NGC 2848 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1991K was observed here.
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on February 27, 1886 .