NGC 2797

NGC 2797
NGC 2797 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer
Right ascension09h 16m 21.6700s
Declination+17° 43′ 37.965″
Redshift0.025961±0.0000111
Heliocentric radial velocity7,783±3 km/s
Distance388.5 ± 27.2 Mly (119.12 ± 8.34 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.6g
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)b
Size~114,300 ly (35.03 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.68′ × 0.57′
Other designations
IRAS 09135+1756, 2MASX J09162170+1743380, UGC 4891, MCG +03-24-023, PGC 26160, CGCG 091-042

NGC 2797 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cancer. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8,076±21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 388.5 ± 27.2 Mly (119.12 ± 8.34 Mpc). It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on 15 March 1866.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 2797.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results for object NGC 2797". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 2797". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Parisky, X.; Cenko, S. B.; Li, W.; Filippenko, A. V.; Brimacombe, J. (2010). "Supernova 2010Z in NGC 2797". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2169): 2. Bibcode:2010CBET.2169....2P.
  4. ↑ "SN 2010Z". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "SN 2021aasl". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Figuereo, Stephanie; McKinnon, Kevin; Nunez, Rafael; Guhathakurta, Puragra; Soraisam, Monika; Lee, Chien-Hsiu (2021). "Spectroscopic classification of AT2021aasl/ZTF21acgumnf". The Astronomer's Telegram. 14970: 1. Bibcode:2021ATel14970....1F.