NGC 2541
NGC 2541 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Lynx |
Right ascension | 08h 14m 40.1s[1] |
Declination | +49° 03′ 41″[1] |
Redshift | 548 ± 1 km/s[1] |
Distance | 41 ± 5 Mly (12.5 ± 1.4 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(s)cd[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 6′.3 × 3′.2[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 4284,[1] PGC 23110[1] |
NGC 2541 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 40 million light-years away.[2] It is in the NGC 2841 group of galaxies with NGC 2500, NGC 2537, and NGC 2552.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2541. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ a b "Distance Results for NGC 2541". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ Ferrarese, Laura; et al. (1998). "The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale XII. The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2541". The Astrophysical Journal. 507 (2): 655–690. arXiv:astro-ph/9805365. Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..655F. doi:10.1086/306364. S2CID 204935980.
External links[]
- Media related to NGC 2541 at Wikimedia Commons
- Galaxy Catalogue, Princeton University
- NGC 2541 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 08h 14m 40.1s, +49° 03′ 41″
Categories:
- Unbarred spiral galaxies
- NGC 2841 group
- Lynx (constellation)
- NGC objects
- UGC objects
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
- Spiral galaxy stubs