Maffei 2
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| Maffei 2 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Right ascension | 02h 41m 55.1s[1] |
| Declination | +59° 36′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | -17 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 9.8 Mly[2] |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5′.82 × 1′.57[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.0[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGCA 39,[1] PGC 10217,[1] Sharpless 197 | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
Maffei 2 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 10 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Cassiopeia. Maffei 2 and Maffei 1 were both discovered by Paolo Maffei in 1968 from their infrared emission. Maffei 2 lies in the Zone of Avoidance and is about 99.5% obscured by the Milky Way's foreground dust clouds,[3] and as a result is barely detectable at optical wavelengths. It had been suggested soon after its discovery that Maffei 2 may be a member of the Local Group, but it is now thought to be a member of another nearby group, the IC 342/Maffei Group, the group of galaxies that is the closest to the Local Group .
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Maffei 2. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ a b Karachentsev, I. D. (2005). "The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups". Astronomical Journal 129 (1): 178–188. arXiv:astro-ph/0410065. Bibcode 2005AJ....129..178K. doi:10.1086/426368.
- ^ "The Hidden Galaxy". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/multimedia/pia13789.html. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
[edit] External links
- SIMBAD: UGCA 39 -- Galaxy
- SEDS: Spiral Galaxy Maffei 2
- Maffei2
- Galaxies Beyond the Heart: Maffei 1 and 2 = Astronomy Picture of the Day 2010 March 9
- Maffei 2 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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