NGC 2961
| Galaxy NGC 2961 |
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| SDSS image of NGC 2961, NGC 2959 (r.) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 45 m 22.5 s |
| declination | + 68 ° 36 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sat |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 137 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015014 ± 0.000210 |
| Radial velocity | (4501 ± 63) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(206 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (63.1 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lawrence Parsons |
| Discovery date | December 26, 1873 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2961, NGC 2959A • PGC 27958 • CGCG 332-063 • MCG + 12-09-063 • 2MASX J09452254 + 6836299 • | |
NGC 2961 is a galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Ursa Major. It is an estimated 206 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Lawrence Parsons on December 26, 1873 .