NGC 2541

NGC 2541
NGC 2541
NGC 2541 by Kitt Peak National Observatory
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLynx
Right ascension08h 14m 40.1s
Declination+49° 03′ 41″
Redshift548 ± 1 km/s
Distance41 ± 5 Mly
(12.5 ± 1.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.3
Magnitude (J)10.869
Magnitude (H)10.199
Magnitude (K)10.090
Characteristics
TypeSA(s)cd
Apparent size (V)6.3′ × 3.2′
Other designations
UGC 4284, PGC 23110

NGC 2541 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 40 million light-years away. It is in the NGC 2841 group of galaxies with NGC 2500, NGC 2537, and NGC 2552.

NGC 3432 is located inside the Lynx-Cancer Void with NGC 2500, NGC 2537, NGC 2552, NGC 2337 and IC 2450. Within NGC 2541, there is an Ultraluminous X-ray source Candidate ([SST2011] J081437.02+490326.6). NGC 2541 is considered to be in a Galaxy group known as LDC 558 which consists of 3 members, NGC 2500, NGC 2541 and NGC 2537. NGC 2541 is known to host at least 53 H II regions.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2541. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  2. 1 2 "Distance Results for NGC 2541". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  3. ↑ Ferrarese, Laura; et al. (1998). "The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale XII. The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2541". The Astrophysical Journal. 507 (2): 655–690. arXiv:astro-ph/9805365. Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..655F. doi:10.1086/306364. S2CID 204935980.
  4. ↑ Pustilnik, S. A.; Tepliakova, A. L. (2011). "Study of galaxies in the Lynx–Cancer void – I. Sample description". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 415 (2): 1188–1201. arXiv:1105.3034. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.415.1188P. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18733.x.
  5. ↑ "[SST2011] J081437.02+490326.6". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2026-10-17. SIMBAD classifies [SST2011] J081437.02+490326.6 as an ultra-luminous X-ray source candidate.
  6. ↑ "[CHM2007] LDC 558". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2026-10-17. SIMBAD classifies [CHM2007] LDC 558 as a group of galaxies at a redshift of z = 0.001686.
  7. ↑ "[ZBF2015] NGC2541 1". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2026-10-17. SIMBAD classifies [ZBF2015] NGC2541 1 as an HII region in the galaxy NGC 2541.