NGC 2998 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 2998 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 09h 48m 43.630s [1] |
Declination | +44° 04′ 52.63″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01591 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4732 ± 3 km/s [2] |
Distance | 195 Mly (59.7 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.3 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)c [5] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.080′ × 0.562′ [1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 2998, UGC 5250, MCG +07-20-051, PGC 28196 [4] |
NGC 2998 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. [5] It is 195 million light-years (59.7 megaparsecs) away from the Earth. [3] It is an intermediate spiral galaxy. [5] Its stellar mass is about that of the Milky Way. [6]
NGC 2998 is a member of the eponymous NGC 2998 group, a relatively dense galaxy group which also includes NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, NGC 3008 and a few others. [7] [6]
NGC 2998 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 2998 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 09h 48m 43.630s [1] |
Declination | +44° 04′ 52.63″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.01591 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4732 ± 3 km/s [2] |
Distance | 195 Mly (59.7 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.3 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)c [5] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.080′ × 0.562′ [1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 2998, UGC 5250, MCG +07-20-051, PGC 28196 [4] |
NGC 2998 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. [5] It is 195 million light-years (59.7 megaparsecs) away from the Earth. [3] It is an intermediate spiral galaxy. [5] Its stellar mass is about that of the Milky Way. [6]
NGC 2998 is a member of the eponymous NGC 2998 group, a relatively dense galaxy group which also includes NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, NGC 3008 and a few others. [7] [6]