NGC 2963
Galaxy NGC 2963 |
|
---|---|
![]() |
|
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Dragon |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
Right ascension | 09 h 47 m 50.4 s |
declination | + 72 ° 57 ′ 52 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SBab / Sbrst |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.022899 ± 0.000137 |
Radial velocity | (6865 ± 41) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(312 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (95.7 ± 6.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 3, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2963 • UGC 5222 • PGC 28155 • CGCG 332-065 / 333-003 • MCG + 12-10-003 • 2MASX J09475038 + 7257515 • Mrk 122 • GC 1895 • H III 315 • h 619 • |
NGC 2963 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation of Dragon. It is an estimated 312 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 3, 1785 .