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Results for object NGC 0002 (NGC 2)

Overview
Cross-IDs (18)
Coordinates (14)
Redshifts (14)
Distances (14)
Classifications (22)
Galactic Extinctions
Notes (3)
Diameters (8)
Photometry & SED (42)
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POSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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Image Credit: Caltech or AAO/ROE

Selected data and derived quantities for NGC 0002†. More information in the tabs above.
Cross-identifications				Essential note
NGC 0002; UGC 00059; CGCG 477-055; CGCG 478-027; CGCG 0004.7+2724
Coordinates for Preferred Position
Equatorial (J2000)					Galactic
RA, Dec	RA, Dec [Deg]	Unc Semi-major,minor ["]	Unc PA [deg]	Reference	Lon, Lat [deg]
00h07m17.11s, +27d40m42.1s	1.821292, 27.678361	1.25E+00, 1.25E+00	0	20032MASX.C.......:	111.105464, -34.177352
Preferred Redshift & Derived Quantities [H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc], Ωmatter = 0.308, Ωvacuum = 0.692]					Redshift-independent Distances
z (Helio)	V (Helio) [km/s]	Reference	V (CMB) [km/s]	Hubble Distance (CMB) [Mpc]	# Measurements
0.02517 +/- 0.00001	7546.976395 +/- 2.098548	2005ApJS..160..149S	7209 +/- 24	106.33 +/- 7.45	14
Classifications
Object Type	Morphology	Reference	Activity Type	Reference	Other
G	Sab	1991RC3.9.C...0000d			Sab
Quick-look Angular & Physical Diameters				Foreground Galactic Extinction (2011ApJ...737..103S)
Passband	Diameter ["]	Reference	Diameter [kpc]	A_λ [mag] V	A_λ [mag] K
POSS1 103a-O	72.00	1964MCG2..C...0000V	33.10	0.175	0.019
Quick-look Photometry & Luminosities (brightest flux in each spectral region)
Spectral region	Band	Apparent mag or flux	Reference	Absolute Mag or νL_ν [W]	νL_ν [L_☉(bol)]
X-Ray
UV
Visible	I	12.29 mag	2007ApJS..172..599S	-2.26E+01 [mag]	3.28E+10
Near-IR	H	11.148 +/- 0.033 mag	20032MASX.C.......:	-23.72 +/- 0.17 [mag]	1.81E+10 +/- 1.35E+09
Far-IR
Radio
†Derived quantities are based on the median redshift-independent distance when available, otherwise the preferred redshift is used with the selected cosmological parameters (which can be changed in search options).
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Cross-identifications for NGC 0002

Coordinates for NGC 0002

Preferred Position: 00h07m17.11s +27d40m42.1s Equatorial J2000.0 ()

Preferred Position of NGC 0002

Reference Frame	Longitude	Latitude	Longitude	Latitude	Uncertainty Ellipse (arcsec)
	Decimal Degrees	Decimal Degrees	Sexagesimal	Sexagesimal	Semimajor (a)	Semiminor (b)	PA (deg)
RA/Dec Equatorial (J2000.0)	1.821292	27.678361	00h07m17.11s	+27d40m42.1s	1.25E+00	1.25E+00	0
RA/Dec Equatorial (B1950.0)	1.176814	27.400100	00h04m42.43s	+27d24m00.4s	1.25E+00	1.25E+00	0
Galactic	111.105464	-34.177352			1.25E+00	1.25E+00	0
Supergalactic	321.099491	17.579636			1.25E+00	1.25E+00	0
Ecliptic (J2000.0)	13.383313	24.518173			1.25E+00	1.25E+00	0
Ecliptic (B1950.0)	12.687612	24.516220			1.25E+00	1.25E+00	0

Measured Positions for NGC 0002

Redshifts and Derived Quantities for NGC 0002

Preferred Redshift: Z = 0.02517, H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ωmatter = 0.308, Ωvacuum = 0.692

Quantities Derived from Preferred Redshift for NGC 0002

Calculated and Corrected Velocities
Type	Velocities	Reference
V (Heliocentric)	7547 ± 2 km/s	2005ApJS..160..149S
V (Kinematic LSR)	7551 ± 2 km/s	1986MNRAS.221.1023K
V (Galactocentric GSR)	7720 ± 7 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Local Group)	7807 ± 16 km/s	1996AJ....111..794K
V (3K CMB)	7209 ± 24 km/s	1996ApJ...473..576F
V (Virgo Infall only)	7677 ± 18 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA only)	7454 ± 24 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	7428 ± 24 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
Hubble Flow Distance and Distance Modulus (where H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc ± km/sec/Mpc)
Type	Distance	Modulus
D (Galactocentric GSR)	113.86 ± 7.97 Mpc	(m-M) = 35.28 ± 0.15 mag
D (Local Group)	115.15 ± 8.06 Mpc	(m-M) = 35.31 ± 0.15 mag
D (3K CMB)	106.33 ± 7.45 Mpc	(m-M) = 35.13 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo Infall only)	113.24 ± 7.93 Mpc	(m-M) = 35.27 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA only)	109.94 ± 7.70 Mpc	(m-M) = 35.21 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	109.56 ± 7.67 Mpc	(m-M) = 35.20 ± 0.15 mag

Scale at Hubble Flow Distances
Type	Values
Scale (Galactocentric GSR)	552 pc/arcsec = 0.552 kpc/arcsec = 33.12 kpc/arcmin = 1.99 Mpc/degree
Scale (Local Group)	558 pc/arcsec = 0.558 kpc/arcsec = 33.50 kpc/arcmin = 2.01 Mpc/degree
Scale (3K CMB)	516 pc/arcsec = 0.516 kpc/arcsec = 30.93 kpc/arcmin = 1.86 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo Infall only)	549 pc/arcsec = 0.549 kpc/arcsec = 32.94 kpc/arcmin = 1.98 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA only)	533 pc/arcsec = 0.533 kpc/arcsec = 31.98 kpc/arcmin = 1.92 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	531 pc/arcsec = 0.531 kpc/arcsec = 31.87 kpc/arcmin = 1.91 Mpc/degree
Cosmology-Corrected Quantities [H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ω_matter = 0.308, Ω_vacuum = 0.692]
[Redshift 0.024048 as corrected to the Reference Frame defined by the 3K CMB]
Type	Values
Luminosity Distance	108 Mpc (m-M) = 35.17 mag
Angular-Size Distance	103 (m-M) = 35.07 mag
Co-Moving Radial Distance	106 (m-M) = 35.12 mag
Co-Moving Tangential Distance	106 (m-M) = 35.12 mag
Co-Moving Volume	0.00495 Gpc^3
Light Travel-Time	0.341 Gyr
Age at Redshift 0.024048	13.463 Gyr
Age of Universe	13.804 Gyr
Scale (Cosmology Corrected)	501 pc/arcsec = 0.501 kpc/arcsec = 30.04 kpc/arcmin = 1.80 Mpc/degree
Surface Brightness Dimming	Flux Density per Unit Area = 0.90932; Magnitude per Unit Area = 0.1032 mag

Measured Redshifts of NGC 0002

Images for object NGC 0002 (NGC 2)

POSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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Image Credit: Caltech or AAO/ROE

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