NGC 2951
Galaxy NGC 2951 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Water snake |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 39 m 40.4 s |
declination | -00 ° 14 ′ 07 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | 1/2: S0-: pec |
Brightness (visual) | 1: 14.7 mag 2: 14.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 1: 15.7 mag 2: 15.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1: 0.50 ′ × 0.3 ′ 2: 0.50 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 1: 90 ° |
Surface brightness | 1: 12.7 mag / arcmin² 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.016104 ± 0.000123 |
Radial velocity | (4828 ± 37) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(209 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (64.0 ± 4.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | February 6, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2951 • PGC 27562/1148459 • CGCG 007-017 • MCG + 00-25-006 • 2MASX J09394090-0014062 • |
NGC 2951 is an interacting pair of galaxies in the constellation Hydra. It is an estimated 209 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on February 6, 1864 .