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NGC 2962

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 2962 is referenced by 426 other articles, and connects out to list of stars in Hydra, light-year and epoch.

It is catalogued under topics including Astronomical objects discovered in 1864, Discoveries by Albert Marth and Hydra (constellation).

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiP
Redshift: z = 0.006529149945452728
Morphology: SAB_a
Coordinates: RA 145.2247° · Dec 5.1658°

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Key facts

Constellation: Hydra
Right ascension: 09 40 53.9396
Declination: +05 ° 09 ′ 57.025 ″
Redshift: 0.006561 ± 0.000017
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,967 ± 5 km/ s
Distance: 109 ± 20.4 Mly (33.5 ± 6.2 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 2962 Group
Type: (R)SAB(rs)0+
Size: ~93,000 ly (28.4 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 2.6 ′ × 1.9 ′

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Wikidata facts

Constellation: Hydra
Distance from Earth: 34.0
Image: NGC 2962 SDSS.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 27635
discoverer or inventor: Albert Marth
time of discovery or invention: 1864-12-10
redshift: 0.006558
apparent magnitude: 8.666
galaxy morphological type: SAa
Commons category: NGC 2962
right ascension: 145.22471661259570
declination: 5.16583928875460
radial velocity: 1998
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2962 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy lies about 110 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 2962 is approximately 90,000 light years across. It was discovered by Albert Marth on December 10, 1864.

Characteristics

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