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NGC 2943

NGC 2943
Object NGC 2943 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 2943 - galaxy in the constellation Leonis
Type: E5 - elliptical galaxy
The angular dimensions: 2.20'x1.2'
magnitude: V=12.4m; B=13.4m
The surface brightness: 13.5 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 9h38m32.9s; Dec= 17°1'52"
redshift (z): 0.027943
The distance from the Sun to NGC 2943: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 118.0 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 2943 : PGC 27482, UGC 5136, MCG 3-25-11, CGCG 92-19

Nearby objects: NGC 2941, NGC 2942, NGC 2944-2, NGC 2944-1

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