| NGC 2227 | |
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DSS image of NGC 2227
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Right ascension | 06h25m 57.973s[1] |
| Declination | −22° 00′ 17.41″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007636[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2280.6 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 98.04 ± 0.65 Mly (30.06 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.15[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.86[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)c[5] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -04-16-004, PGC 19030[2] | |
NGC 2227 is a barred spiral galaxy with a morphological type of SB(rs)c[5] located in the direction of the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered on January 27, 1835, by John Herschel.[6]
In 1986, a type Ia supernova with an apparent magnitude of 14.0 was detected within NGC 2227, and was designated SN 1986O.[7]
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