NGC 2552
| NGC 2552 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 08h 19m 19.58s[1] |
| Declination | 50° 00′ 20.8″ |
| Distance | 22 Mly (6.7 Mpc)[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)m[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4325[2] | |
NGC 2552 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located some 22[2] million light years away in the faint northern constellation of Lynx. This is a type of unbarred dwarf galaxy, usually with a single spiral arm. It is inclined by 41° to the line of sight from the Earth along a position angle of 229°.[2] The measured velocity dispersion of the stars in NGC 2552 is relatively low—a mere 19 ± 2 km/s.[3] This galaxy forms part of a loose triplet that includes NGC 2541 and NGC 2500, which together belong to the NGC 2841 group.[4]
References
- ^ Adelman-McCarthy, J. K.; et al. (March 2007), "The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 5", VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/276, Bibcode:2007yCat.2276....0A.
- ^ a b c d e Garrido, O.; et al. (June 2002), "GHASP: An Hα kinematic survey of spiral and irregular galaxies. I. Velocity fields and rotation curves of 23 galaxies", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 387: 821–829, arXiv:1304.4176, Bibcode:2002A&A...387..821G, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020479.
- ^ Hunter, Deidre A.; et al. (November 2002), "The Stellar and Gas Kinematics of Several Irregular Galaxies", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 580 (1): 194–212, arXiv:astro-ph/0207510, Bibcode:2002ApJ...580..194H, doi:10.1086/343080.
- ^ Ferrarese, Laura; et al. (May 29, 1998), The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale XII. The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2541, arXiv:astro-ph/9805365, Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..655F, doi:10.1086/306364.
External links
- astronomerica.awardspace.com NGC2552 image
- NGC 2552 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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