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2MASX J09175344+5143379
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2MASX J09175344+5143379 also known as PGC 2399018, is a massive elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major. At the redshift of 0.216, the galaxy is located 2.9 billion light-years from Earth[1] and considered the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) in the galaxy cluster, Abell 773.
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...
2MASX J09175344+5143379 | |
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![]() 2MASX J09175344+5143379 captured by SDSS | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 09h 17m 53.43s |
Declination | +51d 43m 37.33s |
Redshift | 0.216754 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 64,981 km/s |
Distance | 2.947 Gly (903.5 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Abell 773 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.040 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.053 |
Surface brightness | 17.8 |
Characteristics | |
Type | BrCLG |
Apparent size (V) | 0.24' x 0.20' |
Notable features | Brightest cluster galaxy |
Other designations | |
OGC 267, PGC 2399018, 2MASS J09175345+5143373, 2XMM J091752.8+514339, SDSS J091753.41+514337.3 |
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