NGC 2683
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| NGC 2683 | |
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 NGC 2683 spiral galaxy |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 08h 52m 41.3s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 25′ 19″[1] |
| Redshift | 411 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 25 ± 4 Mly (7.7 ± 1.3 Mpc)[2] |
| Type | SA(rs)b[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 9′.3 × 2′.2[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4641,[1] PGC 24930[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 2683 is an unbarred spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It was nicknamed the "UFO Galaxy" by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory.[3] It is viewed nearly edge-on from Earth's location in space and is located between 16 to 25 million light-years away. It is receding from Earth at 410 km/s (250 mi/s), and from the Galactic Center at 375 km/s (233 mi/s).[3] The reddened light from the center of the galaxy appears yellowish due to the intervening gas and dust located within the outer arms of NGC 2683.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2683. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
- ^ J. L. Tonry, A. Dressler, J. P. Blakeslee, E. A. Ajhar, A. B. Fletcher, G. A. Luppino, M. R. Metzger, C. B. Moore (2001). "The SBF Survey of Galaxy Distances. IV. SBF Magnitudes, Colors, and Distances". Astrophysical Journal 546 (2): 681–693. arXiv:astro-ph/0011223. Bibcode 2001ApJ...546..681T. doi:10.1086/318301.
- ^ a b "NGC 2683". http://www.seds.org/~spider/spider/Misc/n2683.html.
- ^ Matthews, Doug; Block, Adam (15 November 2004). "Best of AOP: NGC 2683". http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n2683.html. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
[edit] External links
- NGC 2683 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 
08h 52m 41.3s, +33° 25′ 19″
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