Q1049986

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Pyxis
Right ascension: 08 33 22.841
Declination: −22 ° 58 ′ 25.21 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,675 km/s
Distance: 78 Mly (24 Mpc )
Type: SA(s)b
Mass: (7.50 ± 0.87) × 10 M ☉ . M ☉
Size: 59.56 kiloparsecs (194,200 light-years ) (diameter; 25.0 mag/arcsec B-band isophote )
Apparent size v: 7.59′ × 1.70′
Notable features: Edge-on galaxy

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Distance from Earth: 15.19

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NGC 2613 is a spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Pyxis, next to the western constellation border with Puppis. It was discovered by the German-born astronomer William Herschel on November 20, 1784. With an apparent visual magnitude of 10.5, the galaxy is faintly visible using a telescope with a 100 mm (4 in) aperture. It appears spindle-shaped as it is almost edge-on to observers on Earth.

The morphological classification of NGC 2613 is SA(s)b, indicating a spiral galaxy with no bar or ring, and moderately tightly wound spiral arms. It is inclined by an angle of approximately 79° to the line of sight from the Earth and is oriented with the long axis along a position angle of 133°. The radius of neutral hydrogen in the galaxy is about 35 kpc, and the mass of the neutral hydrogen is (8.73±0.32)×10 M☉. The galaxy has a combined dynamic mass of (7.50±0.87)×10 M☉.