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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.019096544450094205
Morphology
E
Coordinates
RA 106.4251° · Dec 50.5810°
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Key facts

Constellation
Lynx
Right ascension
07 05 42.0193
Declination
+50 ° 34 ′ 51.648 ″
Redshift
0.019 827 ± 0.000 0500
Heliocentric radial velocity
5,944 ± 15 km/s
Distance
278.44 ± 19.72 Mly (85.371 ± 6.045 Mpc )
Group or cluster
[CHM2007] HDC 426
Type
E
Size
~188,500 ly (57.78 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
1.4′ × 0.8′

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2320 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Lynx. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,020±16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 289.6 ± 20.3 Mly (88.80 ± 6.22 Mpc). However, 14 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 278.44 ± 19.72 Mly (85.371 ± 6.045 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 28 December 1790.

NGC 2320 is a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 2320” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.