NGC 2962
| Galaxy NGC 2962 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 40 m 53.9 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 09 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SAB (rs) 0+ |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.6 '× 2.0' |
| Position angle | 3 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 2962 group LGG 178 |
| Redshift | 0.006561 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1967 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(82 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.1 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | December 10, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2962 • UGC 5167 • PGC 27635 • CGCG 035-028 • MCG + 01-25-011 • IRAS F09382 + 0523 • 2MASX J09405390 + 0509569 • GALEX ASC J094053.91 + 050958.3 | |
NGC 2962 is a lenticular galaxy of Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 82 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 55,000 ly. Together with NGC 2966 and PGC 27248 , it forms the NGC 2966 group .
The Type Ia supernova SN 1995D was observed here.
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on December 10, 1864 .
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