NGC 2950
Galaxy NGC 2950 |
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NGC 2950 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 42 m 35.146 s |
declination | + 58 ° 51 ′ 04.55 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R) SB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^ |
Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 2.7 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
Position angle | 145 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated |
Redshift | 0.004410 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 1322 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(62 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (19.0 ± 1.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 19, 1790 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2950 • UGC 5176 • PGC 27765 • CGCG 0939.0 + 5905 • MCG + 10-14-32 • 2MASX J09423511 + 5851043 • GC 1888 • H IV 68 • h 616 • GALEX ASC J094235.04 + 585103.9 |
NGC 2950 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 62 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on March 19, 1790 .
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