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NGC 2940

NGC 2940
Object NGC 2940 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 2940 - galaxy in the constellation Leonis
Type: E-S0 -
The angular dimensions: 0.90'x0.7'
magnitude: V=13.6m; B=14.6m
The surface brightness: 13.2 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 9h38m5.1s; Dec= 9°37'2"
redshift (z): 0.028760
The distance from the Sun to NGC 2940: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 121.5 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 2940 : PGC 27448, MCG 2-25-12, CGCG 63-23, NPM1G +09.0192

Nearby objects: NGC 2938, NGC 2939, NGC 2941, NGC 2942

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