| NGC 2565 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2565 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08h 19m 48.3092s[1] |
| Declination | +22° 01′ 53.087″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011948[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3,582±1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 183.5 ± 12.9 Mly (56.26 ± 3.95 Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 2545 group (LGG 156) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SBbc?[1] |
| Size | ~106,600 ly (32.68 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9′ × 0.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 08168+2211,UGC 4334,MCG +04-20-026,Mrk 386,PGC 23362,CGCG 119-057[1] | |
NGC 2565 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofCancer. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background for is3,814±16 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 183.5 ± 12.9 Mly (56.26 ± 3.95 Mpc).[1] Additionally, 34non-redshift measurements give a distance of 169.79 ± 4.64 Mly (52.057 ± 1.422 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer J. Gerhard Lohse(bio-fr) in 1886.[3]
NGC 2565 is a galaxy whose nucleus shines brightly in theultraviolet. It is listed in theMarkarian catalogue as Mrk 386.[4]
NGC 2565 is surrounded by a ring, and is astarburst galaxy, as indicated by its entry in theNASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database.[1]
NGC 2565 is a member of the NGC 2545group (also known asLGG 156). The other galaxies in the group areNGC 2545, UGC 4308, CGCG 119-44 and CGCG 119-56.[5]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 2565:
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