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interacting galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Lynx
Right ascension
09 17 22
Declination
+41 ° 59 ′ 58 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
1726 ± 10 km/s
Type
SB(s)a pec

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Distance from Earth
28.29
Image
N2798s.jpg
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catalog code
LEDA 26232
galaxy morphological type
SABab
Commons category
NGC 2798
time of discovery or invention
1788-01-14
apparent magnitude
9.027
right ascension
139.3456417
declination
41.9997111
redshift
0.005757
radial velocity
1708

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NGC 2798 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx. NGC 2798 and NGC 2799 are listed under the Arp Catalogue as Arp 283 and noted as an "interacting galaxy pair". The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue.

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