NGC 2291
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Gemini
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NGC 2291 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by John Herschel on January 22, 1827.[2] The visual magnitude is 13, and the apparent size is 1.0 by 0.8 arc minutes.[2]
| NGC 2291 | |
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NGC 2291 is at the top middle of the image. Also in this image: NGC 2288, NGC 2289, NGC 2290 and NGC 2294. Image is from the legacy surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Right ascension | 06h 50m 58.6s[1] |
| Declination | 33° 31′ 30″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017362[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5205 km/s[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA00[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +06-15-013, PGC 19719[1] | |
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