NGC 2556

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NGC 2556
NGC2556 - SDSS DR14.jpg
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Image of NGC 2556
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 08h 19m 00s [1]
Declination +20° 56′ 13″ [1]
Redshift 0.015421±0.000033 [1]
Distance 232 Mly (71.31 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.1 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0 [1]
Size72,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)0.617′ × 0.398′ [1]
Notable featuresAlmost Edge-on(?)
Other designations
PGC 23325, [1] AGC 180195, [1] Z 119-45, [1] LEDA 23325 [1]

NGC 2556 is a lenticular galaxy located around 232 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. [1] NGC 2556 can be visible from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres since it is near the celestial equator. [2] NGC 2556 was discovered on February 17th, 1865 by the astronomer Albert Marth, and it is not know to have an Active galactic nucleus. [3] [1]

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NGC 2556 is a member of the LGG 158 galaxy group. Other members of the group include NGC 2558, NGC 2562, NGC 2557, NGC 2563, NGC 2560, and NGC 2569. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ↑ "NGC 2556 - Elliptical Galaxy in Cancer | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ↑ "NGC 2556 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1 July 1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN   0365-0138.
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