| NGC 2935 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 09h 36m 45s |
| Declination | -21° 07′ 41″ |
| Surface brightness | 23.9 mag/arcsec^2 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAb |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 27351, ESO 565-23, UGCA 169, MCG -3-25-11, IRAS 09344-2054 | |
NGC 2935 is a large intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 2,601 ± 23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 38.4 ± 2.7 Mpc (~125 million ly). NGC 2935 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.[1]
NGC 2935 was used by Gérard de Vaucouleurs as a galaxy of morphological type (R2')SAB(s)b in his galaxy atlas. The luminosity class of NGC 2935 is II and it has a broad HI line. In addition, it is a star-forming burst galaxy.[2]
To date, 29 studies and measurements based on redshift give a distance of 27.890 ± 3.962 Mpc (~91 million ly),[3] which is outside the Hubble distance values. Note that it is with the average value of independent measurements, when they exist, that the NASA/IPAC database calculates the diameter of a galaxy and that consequently the diameter of NGC 2935 could be approximately 78, 1 kpc (~255,000 ly) if we used the Hubble distance to calculate it.[4]
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Revised data from NGC and IC catalogue by Wolfgang Steinickle, NGC 2900 to NGC 2999". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2900 - 2949". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Gérard de Vaucouleurs' Atlas of Galaxies". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.