NGC 2976

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NGC 2976
Observation data
Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 09h 47m 15.4s[1]
Declination: +67° 54′ 59″[1]
Redshift: 3 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance: 11.6 ± 1.2 Mly (3.56 ± 0.38 Mpc)[2][3]
Type: SAc pec[1]
Apparent dimensions (V): 5′.9 × 2′.7[1]
Apparent magnitude (V): 10.8[1]
Notable features:
Other designations
H I.285, UGC 5221,[1] PGC 28120[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies


Part of the M81 group,[citation needed] NGC 2976, located 1° 20′ southwest of M81, is an unbarred spiral galaxy. The inner structure contains many dark lanes and stellar condensations in its disk. The galaxy is sometimes classified as Sdp because its spiral arms are difficult to be traced. The bright inner part of this disk appears to have a defined edge. These distortions are results from the gravitational interactions with its neighbors.

NGC 2976 was discovered by William Herschel on November 8, 1801, and cataloged as H I.285.[citation needed]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 2976. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
  2. ^ I. D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Hutchmeier, D. I. Makarov (2004). "A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies". Astronomical Journal 127: 2031-2068. 
  3. ^ Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics 49 (1): 3-18. 


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