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Page last updated Jul 25, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)
NGC 2950
Discovered (Mar 19, 1790) by William Herschel
NGC 2951
Discovered (Feb 6, 1864) by Albert Marth (181)
NGC 2952
Discovered (1886) by Frank Muller (II-414)
NGC 2953
Discovered (Mar 18, 1836) by John Herschel
NGC 2954
Discovered (Mar 18, 1836) by John Herschel
NGC 2955
Discovered (Mar 28, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 2956
Discovered (1886) by Frank Muller (II-415)
NGC 2957
Discovered (Nov 4, 1831) by John Herschel
NGC 2958
Discovered (Mar 7, 1877) by Édouard Stephan (9-20)
NGC 2959
Discovered (Oct 28, 1831) by John Herschel
NGC 2960
Discovered (Mar 3, 1826) by John Herschel
NGC 2961
Discovered (Dec 26, 1873) by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse
NGC 2962
Discovered (Dec 10, 1864) by Albert Marth (182)
NGC 2963
Discovered (Apr 3, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2964
Discovered (Dec 7, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2965
Discovered (Dec 31, 1788) by William Herschel
NGC 2966
Discovered (Mar 16, 1884) by Édouard Stephan (13-49)
NGC 2967
Discovered (Dec 20, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 2968
Discovered (Dec 7, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2969
Discovered (Mar 27, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 2970
Discovered (Mar 6, 1828) by John Herschel
NGC 2971
Discovered (Mar 26, 1884) by Édouard Stephan (13-50)
NGC 2972 (= NGC 2999)
Discovered (May 9, 1826) by James Dunlop (397) (and later listed as NGC 2972)
Discovered (May 9, 1826) by James Dunlop (397) (and later listed as NGC 2999)
(Obviously something strange going on here!)
NGC 2973
Discovered (Feb 5, 1837) by John Herschel
NGC 2974 (= NGC 2652)
Discovered (Jan 6, 1785) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 2974)
Discovered (1886) by Ormond Stone (and later listed as NGC 2652)
NGC 2975
Discovered (1886) by Ormond Stone (I-157)
NGC 2976
Discovered (Nov 8, 1801) by William Herschel
NGC 2977
Discovered (Apr 2, 1801) by William Herschel
NGC 2978
Discovered (Mar 10, 1886) by Lewis Swift (3-46)
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 09 36 25
NGC 2979 (= PGC 27795, and probably = NGC 3050)
Discovered (Mar 25, 1786) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 2979)
Recorded (1886) by Frank Muller (and later listed as NGC 3050)
A 12th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type (R)SA(r)a) in Sextans (RA 09 43 08.6, Dec -10 22 59)
Apparently recorded with an erroneous position by Frank Muller a century later, and hence listed as a separate object (NGC 3050, which see for a discussion of the double listing). A Seyfert galaxy (type Sy2). Based on recessional velocity of 2720 km/sec, about 120 million light years away. Given that and apparent size of 1.5 by 0.9 arcmins, about 55 thousand light years in diameter. |
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 2979
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
NGC 2980
Discovered (Mar 27, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 2981
Discovered (Mar 27, 1886) by Samuel Oppenheim (4)
NGC 2982
Discovered (Jun 24, 1826) by James Dunlop (468)
NGC 2983
Discovered (Mar 10, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2984 (= IC 556)
Discovered (Mar 15, 1784) by William Herschel (and later listed as NGC 2984)
Discovered (Apr 22, 1892) by Stephane Javelle (and later listed as IC 556)
NGC 2985
Discovered (Apr 3, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2986
Discovered (Mar 10, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2987
Discovered (Mar 25, 1884) by Édouard Stephan (13-51)
NGC 2988
Discovered (Feb 19, 1855) by R. J. Mitchell
NGC 2989
Discovered (Feb 12, 1836) by John Herschel
NGC 2990
Discovered (Dec 29, 1786) by William Herschel
NGC 2991
Discovered (Feb 24, 1827) by John Herschel
NGC 2992
Discovered (Feb 8, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2993
Discovered (Feb 8, 1785) by William Herschel
NGC 2994
Discovered (Feb 24, 1827) by John Herschel
NGC 2995
Discovered (Apr 5, 1837) by John Herschel
NGC 2996
Discovered (Mar 23, 1835) by John Herschel
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 09 36 25 and adds "The star to the east is of 9th magnitude, not 20th" (which, given the technology of the day, was obviously a mistake).
NGC 2997
Discovered (Mar 4, 1793) by William Herschel
NGC 2998 (= PGC 28196)
Discovered (Jan 15, 1788) by William Herschel
A 13th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SBc?) in Ursa Major (RA 09 48 43.6, Dec +44 04 54)
Above, a 3 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 2998
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy; also shown are NGC 3002, 3005 and PGC 28208
NGC 2999 (= NGC 2972)
Discovered (May 9, 1826) by James Dunlop (397) (and later listed as NGC 2972)
Discovered (May 9, 1826) by James Dunlop (397) (and later listed as NGC 2999)
(Obviously something strange going on here!)
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