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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.010873258383601758
Coordinates
RA 101.1025° · Dec -63.7173°
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Key facts

Constellation
Pictor
Right ascension
06 44 24.5585
Declination
−63 ° 43 ′ 02.443 ″
Redshift
0.011 325 ± 0.000 110
Heliocentric radial velocity
3,395 ± 33 km/s
Distance
168.4 ± 12.0 Mly (51.62 ± 3.68 Mpc )
Group or cluster
[CHM2007] HDC 415
Type
SAB(rs)bc
Size
~104,300 ly (31.97 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.4′ × 1.3′

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2297 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pictor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,500±34 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 168.4 ± 12.0 Mly (51.62 ± 3.68 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 31 January 1835.

HDC 415 group

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