NGC 2715 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was discovered in 1871 by Alphonse Borrelly.[6] It is an intermediate spiral galaxy that is 4.9 arcminutes wide.[2]
NGC 2715 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 09h 08m 06.196s[1] |
Declination | +78° 05′ 06.57″[1] |
Redshift | 0.004466[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1339 km/s[2] |
Distance | 67.35 ± 10.92 Mly (20.650 ± 3.347 Mpc)[2] |
Group or cluster | NGC 2715 group[3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.56[4] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.79[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)c[2] |
Size | 98,000 ly (30,100 pc)[2][note 1] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.9′ × 1.7′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 4759, MGC+13-07-015, PGC 25676[5] |