| NGC 2606 | |
|---|---|
 ASloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 2606 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 08h 35m 34.5s[1] |
| Declination | +52° 47′ 20″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.044341 ± 1.28e-5[2] |
| Distance | 646Mly (198.08 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.02[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab[2] |
| Size | 232,000 ly[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.661′ × 0.339′[1] |
| Notable features | Type II Seyfert galaxy |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 24117, MCG+09-14-072, Z 263-59, LEDA 24117 | |
NGC 2606 is aspiral galaxy located around 646 millionlight-years away in theconstellation Ursa Major.[2][3][4] NGC 2606 was discovered on February 16th, 1831 by theastronomerJohn Herschel, and it has a diameter around 232,000 light-years.[2][1][4] NGC 2606 is known to have somestar-formation, and it is known to have anactive galactic nucleus, specifically aType II Seyfert galaxy.[2][1]
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