NGC 2606
Appearance
NGC 2606 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 08h 35m 34.5s[1] |
Declination | +52° 47′ 20″[1] |
Redshift | 0.044341 ± 1.28e-5[2] |
Distance | 646 Mly (198.08 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.02[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab[2] |
Size | 232,000 ly[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.661′ × 0.339′[1] |
Notable features | Type II Seyfert galaxy |
Other designations | |
PGC 24117, MCG+09-14-072, Z 263-59, LEDA 24117 |
NGC 2606 is a spiral galaxy located around 646 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.[2][3][4] NGC 2606 was discovered on February 16th, 1831 by the astronomer John Herschel, and it has a diameter around 232,000 light-years.[2][1][4] NGC 2606 is known to have some star-formation, and it is known to have an active galactic nucleus, specifically a Type II Seyfert galaxy.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2600 - 2649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ "NGC 2606 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ a b "NGC 2603 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
External links
[edit]- Media related to NGC 2606 at Wikimedia Commons