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NGC 2188

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Columba
Right ascension: 06 10 09.5
Declination: −34 ° 06 ′ 22 ″
Redshift: 0.002492 ± 0.000013
Heliocentric radial velocity: 747 ± 4 km/ s
Distance: 23.9 ± 10 Mly (7.3 ± 3.1 Mpc )
Type: SB(s)m
Apparent size v: 4.4 ′ × 1.1 ′

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Distance from Earth: 9.95
Image: NGC2188 - HST - Potw2035a.tif

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catalog code: LEDA 18536
declination: -34.106190
time of discovery or invention: 1836-01-09
redshift: 0.002498
radial velocity: 743
apparent magnitude: 11.610
galaxy morphological type: Sm
Commons category: NGC 2188
right ascension: 92.539710

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NGC 2188 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Columba. It lies approximately 25 million light years from Earth. Based on its apparent size and distance, the galaxy is estimated to span about 50,000 light-years in length.. It was discovered by British Astronomer John Herschel on January 9, 1836.

NGC 2188 is observed nearly edge-on from Earth, with its central bulge and spiral arms tilted away from the line of sight. As a result, only the thin outer edge of its galactic disc is visible. The true morphology of the galaxy has been determined through analyses of stellar distribution in the bulge and disc, as well as studies of stellar colors. The galaxy is close enough that its stars can be resolved. The brightest of them have an apparent magnitude of about 21.