| PGC 2933 | |
|---|---|
 PGC 2933 in a Hubble Space Telescope photo | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00 50 24.5 |
| Declination | −19° 54′ 23″ |
| Redshift | 0.000761 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 228 km/s |
| Distance | 11.15 |
| Group or cluster | Sculptor Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.01 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.63 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dG |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.830′ × 0.512′ |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 540-32, ESO-LV 540-0320, 24, 10, 004756.0-201044, LEDA 2933, PGC 2933 | |
PGC or LEDA 2933 is a faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Sculptor Group. It can be seen in the southern constellation Phoenix. According to measurements, the galaxy is located 11.15 million light-years away.
Because it is situated in the Sculptor Group, it is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way. It is obscured by a few brighter stars and galaxies (the brightest of them on the right side of the photo is 1425 light-years away from the Solar System).
The galaxy has a diameter of 2,000 light years.
References
- ^ "ESO 540-32". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (3 August 2016). "COSMICFLOWS-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 50. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50.
- "ESO 540-32". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- "Gaia Archive". gea.esac.esa.int. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
PGC 2933 resolved by Sesame Strasbourg (Simbad-NED-VizieR)
Search PGC 2933 - "The Sculptor Group". www.atlasoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28. as ESO 540-32 column 7