NGC 2800

NGC 2800, also known as PGC 26302, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered February 17, 1831 by William Herschel.[4]

NGC 2800
SDSS image of NGC 2800
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension09h 18m 35.164s[1]
Declination+52° 30 52.49[1]
Redshift0.025338[2]
Helio radial velocity7500 km/s[2]
Distance374.4 ± 26.3 Mly (114.80 ± 8.05 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeE[3]
Other designations
UGC 4920, MCG+09-15-117, PGC 26302[2]

References

  1. Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. "NGC 2800". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. "Results for object NGC 2800 (NGC 2800)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc28.htm
  • Media related to NGC 2800 at Wikimedia Commons


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