NGC 2893
| Galaxy NGC 2893 |
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![NGC 2893 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2893_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2893 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 30 m 16.961 s |
| declination | + 29 ° 32 ′ 23.88 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB0 / a / Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1.0 ′ |
| Position angle | 79 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.005667 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1699 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(74 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (22.6 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 13, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2893 • UGC 5060 • PGC 26979 • CGCG 152-018 • MCG + 05-23-005 • IRAS 09273 + 2945 • KUG 0927 + 297 • 2MASX J09301694 + 2932239 • Mrk 401 • GC 1856 • H III 297 • h 602 • GALEX ASC J093017.00 + 293223.6 | |
NGC 2893 is a lenticular galaxy with a high rate of star formation of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 74 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2475 , IC 2476 , IC 2479 , IC 2480 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 13, 1785 .
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