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NGC 2962

galaxy

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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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Image: NGC 2962 SDSS.jpg

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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.

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