NGC 2934

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Galaxy
NGC 2934
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 37 m 55.1 s
declination + 17 ° 03 ′ 16 ″
Appearance
Morphological type C.  
Brightness  (visual) 16.0 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 17.0 likes
Angular expansion 0.2 ′ × 0.2 ′
Surface brightness 12.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.027013 ± 0.000153  
Radial velocity 8098 ± 46 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(357 ± 25)  ·  10 6  ly
(109.6 ± 7.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date April 2, 1865
Catalog names
NGC  2934 • PGC  1523531 • 2MASX  J09375514 + 1703168 • GALEX ASC J093755.13 + 170315.8 • NSA 108832

NGC 2934 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Leo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 357 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2928 , NGC 2933 , NGC 2941 , NGC 2943 .

The object was discovered by Albert Marth on April 2, 1865 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 2934  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 2934
  3. Seligman