NGC 2994
| Galaxy NGC 2994 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09 h 47 m 16.1 s |
| declination | + 22 ° 05 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 125 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 245 |
| Redshift | 0.024637 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | (7386 ± 31) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(326 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (100.1 ± 7.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 24, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2994 • UGC 5239 • PGC 28122 • CGCG 122-082 • MCG + 04-23-035 • 2MASX J09471608 + 2205221 • | |
NGC 2994 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 326 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 24, 1827 .
Web links
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