| NGC 2848 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2848 imaged byPan-STARRS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 09h 20m 09.8143s[1] |
| Declination | −16° 31′ 33.012″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006791[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2036 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 61.62 ± 5.77 Mly (18.892 ± 1.769 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)c?[1] |
| Size | ~52,600 ly (16.13 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.5′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| HOLM 128A,IRAS 09178-1618,2MASX J09200989-1631334,UGCA 160,MCG -03-24-007,PGC 26404[1] | |
NGC 2848 is anintermediate spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofHydra. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 2,361 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 34.82 ± 2.46 Mpc (~114 millionlight-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 31 December 1785.[2]
To date, 13 non-redshift measurements give a distance of 18.892 ± 6.377 Mpc (~61.6 million light-years), which is outside the Hubble distance values. Since this galaxy is relatively close to theLocal Group, it is likely that this value is closer to the true distance of NGC 2848. It is with the average value of independent measurements, when they exist, that the NASA/IPAC database calculates the diameter of a galaxy.[1]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 2848:
Media related toNGC 2848 at Wikimedia Commons
