NGC 2954
| Galaxy NGC 2954 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 40 m 24.1 s |
| declination | + 14 ° 55 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 '× 0.9' |
| Position angle | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.012745 ± 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 3821 ± 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(166 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (50.9 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 18, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2954 • UGC 5155 • PGC 27600 • CGCG 092-026 • MCG + 03-25-019 • 2MASX J09402405 + 1455215 • GALEX ASC J094024.05 + 145523.5 • NSA 116358 • KIG 358 • 2MIG 1312 | |
NGC 2954 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 166 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
The Type Ia supernova SN 1993C was observed here.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on March 18, 1836 .
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