NGC 2968

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiP
Redshift: z = 0.004503247880706773
Morphology: SB
Coordinates: RA 145.8001° · Dec 31.9287°

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Key facts

Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 09 43 12.0423
Declination: +31 ° 55 ′ 43.503 ″
Redshift: 0.005 132 ± 0.000 009 19
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,539 ± 3 km/s
Distance: 45.69 ± 13.40 Mly (14.010 ± 4.107 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 7329 group (LGG 462)
Apparent magnitude v: 12.9g
Type: SB C
Size: ~35,200 ly (10.78 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.89′ × 1.30′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 25.78
Image: NGC 2968 SDSS.jpg

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redshift: 0.00513
catalog code: LEDA 27800
time of discovery or invention: 1785-00-00
galaxy morphological type: SAB0
apparent magnitude: 8.431
Commons category: NGC 2968
right ascension: 145.80010678610760
declination: 31.92871071212900
radial velocity: 1534

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NGC 2968 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1,804±19 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 86.8 ± 6.1 Mly (26.61 ± 1.88 Mpc). However, five non-redshift measurements give a much closer mean distance of 45.69 ± 13.40 Mly (14.010 ± 4.107 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 7 December 1785.

NGC 2968 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.