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NGC 2804

NGC 2804 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cancer. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8580 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 126.55 ± 8.86 Mpc (∼413 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 24 February 1827. This galaxy was also observed by the French astronomer Stéphane Javelle on 9 April 1896, and was later added to the Index Catalogue as IC 2455.

According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 2804 is a LINER galaxy, i.e. a galaxy whose nucleus has an emission spectrum characterized by broad lines of weakly ionized atoms.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 2804: SN 2023ftr (type Ia, mag. 18.51) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 16 April 2023.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results for object NGC 2804". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 2804". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ "NGC 2804". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ "SN 2023ftr". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2024.