NGC 2917
| Galaxy NGC 2917 |
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![NGC 2917 with LEDA 1089637 (lu) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2917_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2917 with LEDA 1089637 (lu) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 34 m 26.905 s |
| declination | -02 ° 30 ′ 15.03 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 + |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 169 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.012258 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 3675 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(157 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (48.1 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | February 6, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2917 • UGC 5098 • PGC 27207 • CGCG 007-003 • MCG + 00-25-002 • IRAS F09318-0216 • 2MASX J09342686-0230149 • GALEX ASC J093426.91-023014.0 • NSA 135956 • 2MIG 1292 | |
NGC 2917 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 157 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on February 6, 1864 .
Web links
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