NGC 2841

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NGC 2841
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major
Right ascension 9h 22m 02.6s[1]
Declination +50° 58′ 35″[1]
Redshift 638 ± 3 km/s[1]
Type SA(r)b[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 8′.1 × 3′.5[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.1[1]
Other designations
UGC 4966, PGC 26512[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 2841 is an inclined unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.

[edit] LINER emission

NGC 2841 contains a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER), a type of region that is characterized by spectral line emission from weakly ionized atoms.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 2841. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
  2. ^ L. C. Ho, A. V. Filippenko, W. L. W. Sargent (1997). "A Search for "Dwarf" Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement 112: 315–390. doi:10.1086/313041. 
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