NGC 2981
| Galaxy NGC 2981 |
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![NGC 2981 with LEDA 213629 [1] (ru)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2981_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2981 with LEDA 213629 (ru) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 44 m 56.6 s |
| declination | + 31 ° 05 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) bc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 '× 1.0' |
| Position angle | 77 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.034711 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 10,406 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(463 ± 32) · 10 6 ly (142.0 ± 9.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Samuel Oppenheim |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2981 • UGC 5208 • PGC 27925 • CGCG 152-062 • MCG + 05-23-032 • 2MASX J09445655 + 3105519 • NSA 085507 | |
NGC 2981 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 463 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 165,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2964 , NGC 2968 , NGC 2970 , among others .
The object was discovered by Samuel Oppenheim on March 27, 1886 .
Web links
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