Astronomy:NGC 2606
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| NGC 2606 | |
|---|---|
 A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 2606 | |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2600 - 2649". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc26.htm#2606.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+2606&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "NGC 2606 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major | TheSkyLive.com". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc2606-object.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NGC 2603 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". https://wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=74295.
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