| NGC 2962 | |
|---|---|
 A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 2962 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 08h 56m 58.20s[1] |
| Declination | +52° 03′ 55.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012585 ± 6.67e-6[1] |
| Distance | 188 Mly (57.90 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.3[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBab[1] |
| Size | 46,000 ly[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.259′ × 0.468′[2] |
| Notable features | Very faint, small, round, pretty suddenly brighter middle |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 04675,[1] CGCG 264-036,[1] CGCG 0853.3+5216,[1] MCG +09-15-057[1] | |
NGC 2692 is a spiral galaxy located around 188 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.[1][2][3] It was discovered on March 17, 1790, by astronomer William Herschel, and it has a diameter around 46,000 light-years.[1][2][4] NGC 2692 is not known to have lots of star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b "NGC 2692 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". server5.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
External links
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Media related to NGC 2692 at Wikimedia Commons
