NGC 2924
Galaxy NGC 2924 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Water snake |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 35 m 10.8 s |
declination | -16 ° 23 ′ 54 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E + |
Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.30 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
Position angle | 150 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.014457 ± 0.000143 |
Radial velocity | (4334 ± 43) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(185 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (56.7 ± 4.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | February 12, 1836 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2924 • PGC 27253 • MCG -03-25-008 • 2MASX J09351082-1623539 • LDCE 0652 NED005 |
NGC 2924 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Hydra. It is estimated to be 185 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 12, 1836 .