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NGC 2556

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Cancer
Right ascension: 08 19 00
Declination: +20 ° 56 ′ 13 ″
Redshift: 0.015421±0.000033
Distance: 232 Mly (71.31 M pc )
Type: S0
Size: 72,000 ly
Apparent size v: 0.617′ × 0.398′
Notable features: Almost Edge-on(?)

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Image: NGC 2556 SDSS.jpg

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NGC 2556 is a lenticular galaxy located around 232 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. NGC 2556 can be visible from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres since it is near the celestial equator. NGC 2556 was discovered on February 17, 1865 by the astronomer Albert Marth, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.

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