NGC 2

NGC 2
NGC 2 (2MASS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pegasus
Right ascension	00h 07m 17.1s[1]
Declination	+27° 40′ 42″[1]
Redshift	0.025214[1]
Helio radial velocity	7559 km/s[1]
Distance	303 ± 25 Mly (93.1 ± 7.7 Mpc)[2]
Type	Sab[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1′.0 × 0′.6[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+15.0[1]
Notable features	-
Other designations
UGC 59, PGC 567[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 2 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It lies slightly to the south of NGC 1. It is a faint spiral galaxy of apparent magnitude 14.2.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+2&img_stamp=yes&extend=no. Retrieved 2006-11-18. 
2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 0002". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+0002. Retrieved 2010-05-03. 

External links

• Source: NGC/IC Project
• NGC 2 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Astronomical catalogs
NGC:	NGC 1 - NGC 2 - NGC 3 - NGC 4
PGC:	PGC 565 - PGC 566 - PGC 567 - PGC 568 - PGC 569
UGC:	UGC 57 - UGC 58 - UGC 59 - UGC 60 - UGC 61

Coordinates: 00^h 07^m 17.1^s, +27° 40′ 42″