Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.017252
- Coordinates
- RA 102.7442° · Dec 33.5252°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Right ascension
- 06 50 58.6
- Declination
- 33 ° 31 ′ 30 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 5205 km/s
- Type
- SA0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 2291 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by John Herschel on January 22, 1827. The visual magnitude is 13, and the apparent size is 1.0 by 0.8 arc minutes.
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