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| NGC 2688 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 08h 55m 11.606s [1] |
| Declination | +49° 07′ 21.46″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.05204 0.00001 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 15,190 km/s |
| Distance | 758 Mly (232.4 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb |
| Size | 154,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 25048, 2MASX J08551161+4907218, MCG+08-16-040, SDSS J085511.60+490721.3 | |
NGC 2688 is a spiral galaxy located in Ursa Major. [2] [3] [1] It is located 758 million light-years away from the Solar System and is moving away at a speed of 15,190 km/s. [4] NGC 2688 was found by R.J. Mitchell who was an Irish astronomer and assistant to William Parsons. [5] When Mitchell first saw the object, he commented it as very small and faint. According to Professor Seligman, the galaxy is classified as a lenticular galaxy rather than a spiral galaxy. [5]
