Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.02515
- Morphology
- SBb
- Coordinates
- RA 144.3133° · Dec 23.5906°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Leo
- Right ascension
- 09 37 15.2100
- Declination
- +23 ° 35 ′ 26.209 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 7539 ± 2 km/s
- Distance
- 393.56 ± 2.88 Mly (120.667 ± 0.882 Mpc )
- Type
- SAB(rs)b
- Size
- ~229,000 ly (70.20 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 1.3′ × 1.0′
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 2927 is a large barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7830 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 376.7 ± 26.4 Mly (115.49 ± 8.09 Mpc). In addition, three non-redshift measurements give a distance of 393.56 ± 2.88 Mly (120.667 ± 0.882 Mpc). The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on 21 February 1863.
The SIMBAD database lists NGC 2927 as a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1101905” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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