| NGC2217 / Galaxy, type (R)SB(rs)0+ |
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| R.A. | 06h 21m 39.6s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | -27°14' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 4.5×4.5' |
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| Radial Velocity | +1609km/s |
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| Magnitude | 11.7 |
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| Distance | 65 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | NGC2217 Group |
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| Other IDs | ESO 489-42, MCG -5-15-10
IRAS 6196-2712, PGC 18883 |
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In southwest region of Canis Major, a face-on barred galaxy of NGC2217 can be found out at 3 degrees north of zeta CMa.
The galaxy has a round shape with a diameter of a bit smaller than 5 arc minutes.
This image shows that the barred structures stretched from the central bulge, and the outer arm has wound almost whole circumference, looks like a ring structure.
The galaxy is lying about 65 million light years away, forming a small-scaled group with surrounding tiny member galaxies.
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