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NGC 2974
Galaxy in the constellation Sextans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 2974 (also catalogued as NGC 2652) is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Sextans. It is located at a distance of circa 90 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 2974 is about 90,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 6, 1785.[4] NGC 2974 is located in the sky about 2 and a half degrees south-south east of Iota Hydrae and more than 6 degrees northeast of Alphard. A 10th magnitude star lies next to the galaxy, thus making it a challenging object at low magnifications. NGC 2974 is part of the Herschel 400 Catalogue.[5]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 2974 | |
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![]() NGC 2974 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sextans |
Right ascension | 09h 42m 33s[1] |
Declination | −03° 41′ 57″[1] |
Redshift | 0.006294 ± 0.000017 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,887 ± 5 km/s[1] |
Distance | 89 ± 29 Mly (27.3 ± 8.8 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.9 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E4 [3] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.5′ × 2.0′[1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 2652, UGCA 172, CGCG 007-022, MCG +00-25-008, PGC 27762[1] |
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