NGC 2227 | |
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DSS image of NGC 2227 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canis Major |
Right ascension | 06h 25m 57.973s [1] |
Declination | −22° 00′ 17.41″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.007636 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2280.6 km/s [2] |
Distance | 98.04 ± 0.65 Mly (30.06 ± 0.20 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.15 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.86 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)c [5] |
Other designations | |
MCG -04-16-004, PGC 19030 [2] |
NGC 2227 is a barred spiral galaxy with a morphological type of SB(rs)c [5] located in the direction of the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 27, 1835, by John Herschel. [6]
In 1986, a type Ia supernova with an apparent magnitude of 14.0 was detected within NGC 2227, and was designated SN 1986O. [7]
NGC 2227 | |
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DSS image of NGC 2227 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Canis Major |
Right ascension | 06h 25m 57.973s [1] |
Declination | −22° 00′ 17.41″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.007636 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2280.6 km/s [2] |
Distance | 98.04 ± 0.65 Mly (30.06 ± 0.20 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.15 [4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.86 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)c [5] |
Other designations | |
MCG -04-16-004, PGC 19030 [2] |
NGC 2227 is a barred spiral galaxy with a morphological type of SB(rs)c [5] located in the direction of the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 27, 1835, by John Herschel. [6]
In 1986, a type Ia supernova with an apparent magnitude of 14.0 was detected within NGC 2227, and was designated SN 1986O. [7]