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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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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