NGC 2800
NGC 2800, also known as PGC 26302, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered February 17, 1831 by William Herschel.[4]
| NGC 2800 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 2800 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 09h 18m 35.164s[1] |
| Declination | +52° 30′ 52.49″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025338[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 7500 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 374.4 ± 26.3 Mly (114.80 ± 8.05 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4920, MCG+09-15-117, PGC 26302[2] | |
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NGC 2800". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- "Results for object NGC 2800 (NGC 2800)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc28.htm
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