NGC 2541
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| NGC 2541 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 2541 by Kitt Peak National Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Right ascension | 08h 14m 40.1s[1] |
| Declination | +49° 03′ 41″[1] |
| Redshift | 548 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 41 ± 5 Mly (12.5 ± 1.4 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)cd[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 6.3′ × 3.2′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 4284,[1] PGC 23110[1] | |
NGC 2541 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 40 million light-years away.[2] It is in the NGC 2841 group of galaxies with NGC 2500, NGC 2537, and NGC 2552.[3]
Because NGC 2541 has loosely wound spiral open arms, no clear defined spiral arms like the Milky Way galaxy and lacks a central bar, the galaxy thus does not have a galactic habitable zone like the Milky Way. For the Milky Way, the galactic habitable zone is commonly believed to be an annulus with an outer radius of about 10 kiloparsecs and an inner radius close to the Galactic Center, both of which lack hard boundaries.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 2541. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ a b "Distance Results for NGC 2541". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ Ferrarese, Laura; et al. (1998). "The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale XII. The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2541". The Astrophysical Journal. 507 (2): 655–690. arXiv:astro-ph/9805365. Bibcode:1998ApJ...507..655F. doi:10.1086/306364. S2CID 204935980.
External links[edit]
Media related to NGC 2541 at Wikimedia Commons- Galaxy Catalogue, Princeton University Archived 2006-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- NGC 2541 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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