| NGC 2962 | |
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 A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 2962 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 08 56 58.20 |
| Declination | +52° 03′ 55.0″ |
| Redshift | 0.012585 ± 6.67e-6 |
| Distance | 188 Mly (57.90 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBab |
| Size | 46,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.259′ × 0.468′ |
| Notable features | Very faint, small, round, pretty suddenly brighter middle |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 04675, CGCG 264-036, CGCG 0853.3+5216, MCG +09-15-057 | |
NGC 2692 is a spiral galaxy located around 188 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered on March 17, 1790, by astronomer William Herschel, and it has a diameter around 46,000 light-years. NGC 2692 is not known to have lots of star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.
References
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2650 - 2699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- "NGC 2692 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "NGC 2692 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". server5.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to NGC 2692 at Wikimedia Commons
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