| NGC 2801 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 2801 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 09h 16m 44.2063s[1] |
| Declination | +19° 56′ 08.535″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025762[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7723 ± 4[1] |
| Distance | 347.6 Mly (106.57 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.30[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c[1] |
| Size | ~134,700 ly (41.30 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 1.0′[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4899,MCG +03-24-025,PGC 26183,CGCG 091-046[5] | |
NGC 2801 is an unbarredspiral galaxy in the constellationCancer. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 8011 ± 20 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 385.4 ± 27.0 Mly (118.16 ± 8.28 Mpc).[1] It was discovered February 17, 1865, byAlbert Marth.[4]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 2801: SN 2024vrr (type Ib, mag. 19.36).[6]
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