NGC 2967

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Sextans
Right ascension: 09 42 03.3401
Declination: +00 ° 20 ′ 10.837 ″
Redshift: 0.006 264 ± 0.000 007 00
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,878 ± 2 km/s
Distance: 76.52 ± 6.16 Mly (23.460 ± 1.889 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 2967 group (LGG 182)
Type: SA(s)c
Size: ~70,400 ly (21.58 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 3.0′ × 2.8′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 30.3
Image: NGC 2967 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg

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catalog code: Gaia DR2 3840154659063411712
time of discovery or invention: 1784-12-20
redshift: 0.006311
apparent magnitude: 11.489
galaxy morphological type: SAc
Commons category: NGC 2967
right ascension: 145.51372503607160
declination: 0.33642060504670
radial velocity: 2245

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NGC 2967 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sextans. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2,218±24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 106.7 ± 7.6 Mly (32.71 ± 2.32 Mpc). However, five non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 76.52 ± 6.16 Mly (23.460 ± 1.889 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 20 December 1784.

NGC 2967 group