NGC 2841 group

NGC 2841 group
Observation data (Epoch )
Constellation(s) Ursa Major / Lynx
Distance
(co-moving)
19.6 million
See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters

The NGC 2841 group is a group of galaxies about 19.6 million light-years away from Earth. It includes the loose triplet NGC 2541, NGC 2500, and NGC 2552.[1] NGC 2841 is the fourth-brightest galaxy in Ursa Major with an apparent magnitude of 9.2. It is 20' southeast of 3 Lyncis and just below the halfway point of an imaginary line between Theta and 15 Ursae Majoris.[2]

References

  1. Ferrarese, Laura; et al. (May 29, 1998), The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale XII. The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2541, arXiv:astro-ph/9805365Freely accessible, Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..655F, doi:10.1086/306364
  2. Crossen, Craig; Rhemann, Gerald (2012). Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes. New York, New York: Springer. p. 230. ISBN 9783709106266.
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