NGC 2541 (other designations - UGC 4284 , MCG 8-15-54 , ZWG 236.37 , PGC 23110 ) - a spiral galaxy with a jumper ( SBc ) in the constellation Lynx .
| NGC 2541 | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy | |
 | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | William Herschel |
| opening date | March 9, 1788 |
| Designations | NGC 2541 , UGC 4284 , MCG 8-15-54 , ZWG 236.37 , PGC 23110 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Visible dimensions | 6.3 ′ × 3.2 ′ |
| Apparent magnitude m V | 11.5 |
| Photographic magnitude m B | 12,2 |
| Specifications | |
| Type of | Sbc |
| Redshift | +0.001861 ± 0.000010 |
| Angular position | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.6 |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Literature
- Laura Ferrarese, Fabio Bresolin, Robert C. Kennicutt, Jr., Abhijit Saha, Peter B. Stetson, Wendy L. Freedman, Jeremy R. Mold, Barry F. Madore, Shoko Sakai, Holland C. Ford, Brad K. Gibson, John A. Graham, Mingsheng Han, John G. Hoessel, John Huchra, Shaun M. Hughes, Garth D. Illingworth, Randy Phelps, Charles F. Prosser, and NA Silbermann. The Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. XII. The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2541 // The Astrophysical Journal . - 1998. - DOI : 10.1086 / 306364 .
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- List of NGC 2541 publications