NGC 2541
| NGC 2541 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2541 GALEX (ultraviolet) | |
| 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2541. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- 1 2 "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. arXiv:astro-ph/9805365. Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..655F. doi:10.1086/306364.
External links
- Galaxy Catalogue, Princeton University
- NGC 2541 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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