NGC 2950
| Galaxy NGC 2950 |
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![NGC 2950 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2950_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2950 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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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 |
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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 .
Web links
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