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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
bCG
Redshift
z = 0.012659
Coordinates
RA 114.2361° · Dec 35.2418°
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Key facts

Constellation
Lynx
Right ascension
07 36 56.7796
Declination
+35 ° 14 ′ 30.789 ″
Redshift
0.012 619 ± 0.000 0170
Heliocentric radial velocity
3,783 ± 5 km/s
Distance
189.3 ± 13.3 Mly (58.04 ± 4.07 Mpc )
Group or cluster
NGC 2415 group (LGG 148)
Apparent magnitude v
12.3B
Type
Im?
Size
~63,800 ly (19.56 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
0.9′ × 0.9′

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2415 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Lynx, near the border with Gemini (some sources claim it is in Gemini). Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,935±12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 189.3 ± 13.3 Mly (58.04 ± 4.07 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1790.

NGC 2415 group

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1048986” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.