NGC 2985

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Galaxy
NGC 2985
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 50 m 22.2 s
declination + 72 ° 16 ′ 43 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') SA (rs) ab / LINER  
Brightness  (visual) 10.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.2 mag
Angular expansion 4.6 ′ × 3.4 ′
Position angle 0 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.004410 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity 1322 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(64 ± 5)  x  10 6  ly
(19.7 ± 1.4)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date April 3, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  2985 • UGC  5253 • PGC  28316 • CGCG  333-004 • CGCG 332-067 • MCG  + 12-10-06 • IRAS  09459 + 7230 • 2MASX  J09502223 + 7216431 • GC  1909 • H  I 78 • h  629 •

NGC 2985 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type (R) SA (rs) from the Great Bear constellation . It is estimated to be 64 million light years from the Milky Way .

NGC  2985 is located approximately 35 ′ east of the 5 mag star 27 Ursae Majoris .

The object was discovered on April 3, 1785 by William Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2985
  3. Steve O'Meara (2007): Herschel 400 Observing Guide , p. 41
  4. Seligman