NGC 2748

Coordinates: 09h 13m 43.0s, +76° 28′ 31″

NGC 2748

NGC 2748 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 09h 13m 43.0s[1]
Declination +76° 28 31[1]
Redshift 0.004930[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.7[2]
Characteristics
Type Sbc[1]
Apparent size (V) 2.250 × 0.720 arcmin[1]

NGC 2748 is a 12th magnitude spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis.[3] It was discovered September 2, 1828 by John Herschel.[3] It likely contains a super-massive black hole.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 2748". Simbad. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. Frommert, Hartmut. "NGC 2748". SEDS. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas: NGC Objects: NGC 2700 - 2749". cseligman.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. http://arxiv.org/ftp/astro-ph/papers/0502/0502573.pdf



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