NGC 2812

NGC 2812 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cancer. It was discovered by Albert Marth on February 17, 1865.[2]

NGC 2812
SDSS image of NGC 2812 (upper right), NGC 2813 can be seen to the left
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension09h 17m 40.8s[1]
Declination+19° 55 08[1]
Redshift9070 ± 20 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/Sb[1]
Apparent size (V)0.5 × 0.3[1]
Other designations
PGC 26242[1]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2812. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 2800 - 2849". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 2812 at Wikimedia Commons


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