Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiP
- Redshift
- z = 0.006529149945452728
- Morphology
- SAB_a
- Coordinates
- RA 145.2247° · Dec 5.1658°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Right ascension
- 09 40 53.9396
- Declination
- +05 ° 09 ′ 57.025 ″
- Redshift
- 0.006561 ± 0.000017
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1,967 ± 5 km/ s
- Distance
- 109 ± 20.4 Mly (33.5 ± 6.2 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- NGC 2962 Group
- Type
- (R)SAB(rs)0+
- Size
- ~93,000 ly (28.4 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 2.6 ′ × 1.9 ′
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Wikidata facts
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Distance from Earth
- 34.0
- Image
- NGC 2962 SDSS.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 27635
- discoverer or inventor
- Albert Marth
- time of discovery or invention
- 1864-12-10
- redshift
- 0.006558
- apparent magnitude
- 8.666
- galaxy morphological type
- SAa
- Commons category
- NGC 2962
- right ascension
- 145.22471661259570
- declination
- 5.16583928875460
- radial velocity
- 1998
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 2962 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra. The galaxy lies about 110 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 2962 is approximately 90,000 light years across. It was discovered by Albert Marth on December 10, 1864.
Characteristics
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