NGC 2907
| Galaxy NGC 2907 |
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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 31 m 36.7 s |
| declination | -16 ° 44 ′ 05 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) a? / LINER? |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 175 |
| Redshift | 0.006971 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 2090 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(84 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.9 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 31, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2907 • PGC 27048 • MCG -03-25-002 • IRAS 09292-1630 • 2MASX J09313661-1644051 • GC 1865 • H II 506 • h 607 • | |
NGC 2907 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 84 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 31, 1785 .
NGC 2907 group ( LGG 175 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 2907 | PGC 27048 | 84 |
| PGC 27031 | MCG -03-25-001 | 77 |
| PGC 27130 | MCG -03-25-004 | 85 |