UGC 2885

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Galaxy
UGC 2885
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The spiral galaxy UGC 2885 as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
The spiral galaxy UGC 2885 as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation Perseus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 03 h 53 m 04.3 s
declination + 35 ° 35 ′ 3 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (rs) c  
Brightness  (B-band) 13.5 likes
Angular expansion 3.9 ′ × 1.9 ′
Physical data
Redshift 0.019353 +/- 0.000013  
Radial velocity 5802 +/- 4 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(262 ± 18)  ·  10 6  ly
(80.4 ± 5.6)  Mpc 
history
Catalog names
UGC  2885 • PGC  14030 • CGCG  526-012 • MCG  + 06-09-012 • IRAS  03497 + 3526 • 2MASX  J03530429 + 3535310 • LDCE 0293 NED003

UGC 2885 is a giant spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SA (rs) c in the constellation Perseus , which is about 262 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 463,000 light years.

The Supernova SN 2002F ( Type II ) were observed here.

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Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Simbad