NGC 2800 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 2800 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 09h 18m 35.164s [1] |
Declination | +52° 30′ 52.49″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.025338 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7500 km/s [2] |
Distance | 374.4 ± 26.3 Mly (114.80 ± 8.05 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 4920, MCG +09-15-117, PGC 26302 [2] |
NGC 2800, also known as PGC 26302, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered February 17, 1831 by William Herschel. [4]