NGC 2966
| Galaxy NGC 2966 |
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![NGC 2966 with LEDA 3355936 [1] (lo)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2966_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2966 with LEDA 3355936 (lo) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sextant |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 42 m 11.5 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 40 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBc / HII / Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 'x 0.9' |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 2962 group LGG 178 |
| Redshift | 0.006818 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 2044 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (26.1 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | March 16, 1884 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2966 • UGC 5181 • PGC 27734 • CGCG 035-033 • MCG + 01-25-013 • IRAS 09395 + 0454 • 2MASX J09421148 + 0440233 • Mrk 708 • NVSS J094211 + 044022 | |
NGC 2966 is an active bar-spiral galaxy with a high rate of star formation of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Sextant south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 85 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 55,000 ly. Together with NGC 2962 and PGC 27248 , it forms the NGC 2966 group .
The type II supernova SN 2011in was observed here.
The object was discovered on March 16, 1884 by Édouard Stephan .
NGC 2966 group ( LGG 178 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 2966 | PGC 27734 | 85 |
| NGC 2962 | PGC 27635 | 82 |
| PGC 27248 | UGC 5107 | 83 |
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