NGC 2976
| Galaxy NGC 2976 |
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| SDSS recording, angle of view 9 '× 9' | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 47 m 15.4 s |
| declination | + 67 ° 54 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAc pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.9 ′ × 2.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 143 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | M81 group, LGG 176 |
| Redshift | 0.000010 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (+3 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(5 ± 0) x 10 6 ly (1.44 ± 0.12) Mpc |
| diameter | 20,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 8, 1801 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2976 • UGC 5221 • PGC 28120 • CGCG 312-023 • MCG + 11-12-025 • IRAS 09431 + 6809 • KUG 0943 + 681 • 2MASX J09471545 + 6754589 • GC 1905 • H I 285 • h 625 • | |
NGC 2976 is a spiral galaxy about 5 million light years away from the Milky Way . NGC 2976 is a companion galaxy to M81 and is a member of the M81 group of galaxies .
The galaxy was discovered on November 8, 1801 by the German-British astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel .
Other pictures
Infrared image of the galaxy NGC 2976 from the Spitzer Space Telescope
UV image of NGC 2976 using GALEX
High-resolution detail of the Hubble space telescope
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Web links
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