NGC 2552

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: EmG
Redshift: z = 0.0017393816579740484
Morphology: SAB
Coordinates: RA 124.8356° · Dec 50.0096°

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Key facts

Constellation: Lynx
Right ascension: 08 19 19.58
Declination: 50 ° 00 ′ 20.8 ″
Distance: 22 Mly (6.7 Mpc )
Type: SA(s)m

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 10.9
Image: NGC 2552 DSS.jpg

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catalog code: Gaia DR2 932124210947336704
galaxy morphological type: SAd
time of discovery or invention: 1788-03-09
redshift: 0.001731
apparent magnitude: 13.856
Commons category: NGC 2552
right ascension: 124.83556514723230
declination: 50.00960729545070
radial velocity: 518
right ascension component of proper motion: 0.270
declination component of proper motion: 0.155

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NGC 2552 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located some 22 million light years away. It can be found in constellation of Lynx. This is a type of unbarred dwarf galaxy, usually with a single spiral arm. It is inclined by 41° to the line of sight from the Earth along a position angle of 229°. The measured velocity dispersion of the stars in NGC 2552 is relatively low—a mere 19 ± 2 km/s. This galaxy forms part of a loose triplet that includes NGC 2541 and NGC 2500, which together belong to the NGC 2841 group.

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