Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- bCG
- Redshift
- z = 0.012659
- Coordinates
- RA 114.2361° · Dec 35.2418°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Right ascension
- 07 36 56.7796
- Declination
- +35 ° 14 ′ 30.789 ″
- Redshift
- 0.012 619 ± 0.000 0170
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 3,783 ± 5 km/s
- Distance
- 189.3 ± 13.3 Mly (58.04 ± 4.07 Mpc )
- Group or cluster
- NGC 2415 group (LGG 148)
- Apparent magnitude v
- 12.3B
- Type
- Im?
- Size
- ~63,800 ly (19.56 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 0.9′ × 0.9′
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Wikidata facts
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Distance from Earth
- 57.2
- Image
- NGC2415 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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- catalog code
- LEDA 21399
- Commons category
- NGC 2415
- time of discovery or invention
- 1790-03-10
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- redshift
- 0.012659
- apparent magnitude
- 9.776
- galaxy morphological type
- 3
- right ascension
- 114.2363750
- declination
- 35.2419556
- radial velocity
- 3771
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 2415 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation of Lynx, near the border with Gemini (some sources claim it is in Gemini). Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,935±12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 189.3 ± 13.3 Mly (58.04 ± 4.07 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 10 March 1790.
NGC 2415 group
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