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Q1047913

spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major

Key facts

Constellation: Canis Major
Right ascension: 06 44 49.0984
Declination: −27 ° 38 ′ 18.405 ″
Redshift: 0.006334 +/- 0.000010
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1899 ± 3 km / s
Distance: 74.6 ± 16 Mly (22.9 ± 5.0 Mpc )
Type: SA(s)cd
Apparent size v: 6.3 ′ × 3.1 ′

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Instance of: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Canis Major
Distance from Earth: 23.2
Image: NGC 2280 (captured by EFOSC2).jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 19531
Commons category: NGC 2280
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1837-02-01
redshift: 0.006358
apparent magnitude: 8.255
radial velocity: 1900
galaxy morphological type: SA(s)cd
right ascension: 101.2046417
declination: -27.6386111
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2280 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canis Major. It is located at a distance of about 75 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 2280 is about 135,000 light years across. It was discovered by John Herschel on February 1, 1835.

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