NGC 2500
| NGC2500 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2500 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 08h01m53.2s[1] |
| Declination | +50° 44′ 14″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.001715[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 514 ± 1km/s[1] |
| Distance | 33 Mly (10.1 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 12.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)d[1] |
| Apparent size(V) | 2.9′× 2.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4165,[1]PGC 22525[1] | |
NGC 2500is abarred spiral galaxyin the constellationLynxwhich was discovered byWilliam Herschelin 1788. Much like thelocal groupin which our ownMilky Waygalaxy is situated, NGC 2500 is part of theNGC 2841 groupof galaxies which also includesNGC 2541,NGC 2537andNGC 2552.It has a H II nucleus[3]and exhibits a weak inner ring structure.
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghi"NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database".Results for NGC 2500.Retrieved2010-05-13.
- ^"Distance Results for NGC 2500".NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.Retrieved2010-05-13.
- ^Ho, Luis C.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Sargent, Wallace L. W. (October 1997)."A Search for" Dwarf "Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies".Astrophysical Journal Supplement.Vol. 112, no. 2. pp. 315–390.arXiv:astro-ph/9704107.Bibcode:1997ApJS..112..315H.doi:10.1086/313041.
External links
[edit]
Media related toNGC 2500at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 2500 onWikiSky:DSS2,SDSS,GALEX,IRAS,Hydrogen α,X-Ray,Astrophoto,Sky Map,Articles and images
 | Thisspiral galaxyarticle is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |