NGC 2841
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Coordinates: 
9h 22m 02.6s, +50° 58′ 35″
| NGC 2841 | |
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 Infrared image derived from data taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 9h 22m 02.6s[1] |
| Declination | +50° 58′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift | 638 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Type | SA(r)b[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 8′.1 × 3′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4966, PGC 26512[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 2841 is an inclined unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Initially thought to be about 30 million light years distant, a 2001 Hubble Space Telescope survey of the galaxy's Cepheid variables determined that it was approximately 14.1 megaparsecs or 46 million light years distant.[2] Structurally, NGC 2841 is noted for its large population of young blue stars, and few H II regions. [3]
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Amateur Image of NGC 2841.
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Hubble image of NGC 2841.
[edit] LINER emission
NGC 2841 contains a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER), a type of region that is characterized by spectral line emission from weakly ionized atoms.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2841. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
- ^ Macri, L. M.; Stetson, P. B.; Bothun, G. D.; Freedman, W. L.; Garnavich, P. M.; Jha, S.; Madore, B. F.; Richmond, M. W. (September 2001). "The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2841 Using the Hubble Space Telescope". Astrophysical Journal (University of Chicago Press) 559 (1): 243–259. arXiv:astro-ph/0105491. Bibcode 2001ApJ...559..243M. doi:10.1086/322395. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Marochnik, Leonid; Suchkov, Anatoly (1995-11-01). Milky Way Galaxy (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 267. ISBN 2881249310.
- ^ L. C. Ho, A. V. Filippenko, W. L. W. Sargent (1997). "A Search for "Dwarf" Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 112 (2): 315–390. arXiv:astro-ph/9704107. Bibcode 1997ApJS..112..315H. doi:10.1086/313041.
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