NGC 2227

Galaxy in the constellation Canis Major From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 2227

NGC 2227 is a barred spiral galaxy with a morphological type of SB(rs)c[5] located in the direction of the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 27, 1835, by John Herschel.[6]

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NGC 2227
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Pan-STARRS image of NGC 2227
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanis Major
Right ascension06h 25m 57.973s[1]
Declination−22° 00 17.41[1]
Redshift0.007636[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity2280.6 km/s[2]
Distance98.04 ± 0.65 Mly (30.06 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.15[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.86[4]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)c[5]
Other designations
MCG -04-16-004, PGC 19030[2]
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One supernova has been observed in NGC 2227: SN 1986O (type Ia, mag. 14) was discovered by Carlton Pennypacker et al. on 24 December 1986.[7][8]

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