- Source: NGC 2491
NGC 2491 is a spiral galaxy located in Canis Minor constellation. It is located 580 million light-years from Earth and has an approximate diameter of 130,000 light-years.
Details
NGC 2491 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on November 15, 1885. Swift described it as extremely faint, small, with a round irregular shape, and a bright star to the west. With a surface brightness of magnitude of 11.75, NGC 2491 is classified as a high surface brightness galaxy.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar objek NGC
- New General Catalogue
- Daftar objek NGC 2001 - 3000
- Messier 93
- NGC 2491
- List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
- List of NGC objects
- New General Catalogue
- NGC 2175
- NGC 2169
- NGC 2403
- NGC 2419
- Rosette Nebula
- NGC 2346
