| NGC 2782 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2782 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 08h 53m 32.7s[1] |
| Declination | 51° 18′ 49″[1] |
| Redshift | 2543 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 76 ±34 Mly (23.4±10.6 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)a [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.5′ × 2.6′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4862, Arp 215, MCG +07-19-036, PGC 26034, 6C B091051.3+401928[1] | |
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NGC 2782 is a peculiar spiral galaxy that formed after a galaxy merger in the constellation Lynx. The galaxy lies 75 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 2782 is approximately 100,000 light years across. NGC 2782 has an active galactic nucleus and it is a starburst and a type 1 Seyfert galaxy. NGC 2782 is mentioned in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies in the category galaxies with adjacent loops.