NGC 2865
| Galaxy NGC 2865 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 23 m 30.2 s |
| declination | -23 ° 09 ′ 41 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3-4 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 162 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008763 ± 0.000011 |
| Radial velocity | 2627 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(108 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (33.1 ± 2.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 23, 1835 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2865 • PGC 26601 • ESO 498-001 • MCG -04-22-011 • 2MASX J09233020-2309413 • SGC 092115-2256.9 • GALEX ASC J092330.21-230941.1 • LDCE 634 NED005 | |
NGC 2865 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 108 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on January 23, 1835 by the astronomer John Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.
Web links
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