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Results for object NGC 2944 (Arp 63)

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  • Redshifts (6)
  • Classifications (6)
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IRSA FinderChart ImagePOSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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Selected data and derived quantities for NGC 2944†.  More information in the tabs above.
Cross-identificationsEssential note
NGC 2944; UGC 05144; ARP 063; VV 082; CGCG 181-078
Coordinates for Preferred Position
Equatorial (J2000)Galactic
RA, DecRA, Dec [Deg]Unc Semi-major,minor ["]Unc PA [deg]ReferenceLon, Lat [deg]
09h39m18.2s, +32d18m30s144.825833, 32.3083332.00E+01, 2.00E+01 02002NEDR....1....1K193.802992, 48.305925
Preferred Redshift & Derived Quantities [H0 = km/sec/Mpc], Ωmatter = , Ωvacuum = ]Redshift-independent Distances
z (Helio)V (Helio) [km/s]ReferenceV (CMB) [km/s]Hubble Distance (CMB) [Mpc]# Measurements
0.02268 +/- 0.000036798.094730 +/- 8.0943971991RC3.9.C...0000d 7060 +/- 20 96.71 +/- 6.78
Classifications
Object TypeMorphologyReferenceActivity TypeReferenceOther
GPairSB(s)c pec?1991RC3.9.C...0000d 1.1
Quick-look Angular & Physical DiametersForeground Galactic Extinction (2011ApJ...737..103S)
PassbandDiameter ["]ReferenceDiameter [kpc]Aλ [mag] VAλ [mag] K
POSS1 103a-O 66.001973UGC...C...0000N31.22 0.0480.005
Quick-look Photometry & Luminosities (brightest flux in each spectral region)
Spectral regionBandApparent mag or fluxReferenceAbsolute Mag or νLν [W]νLν [L☉(bol)]
X-Ray
UV
Visible B (m_B^0) 14.05 mag 1991RC3.9.C...0000d -2.09E+01 [mag] 2.10E+10
Near-IR
Far-IR 60 microns (IRAS) 1.412E+00 +/- 6 % Jy 1990IRASF.C...0000M 8.19E+36 +/- 1.71E+36 [W] 2.13E+10 +/- 4.45E+09
Radio 1.4GHz 7.37 milliJy 1995ApJ...450..559B 1.20E+31 [W] 3.12E+04
 †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).
 Cosmological params can be changed in search options.
Cross-identifications for NGC 2944
Coordinates for NGC 2944
Preferred Position:  09h39m18.2s +32d18m30s Equatorial J2000.0  (2002NEDR....1....1K)
Preferred Position of NGC 2944
Reference FrameLongitudeLatitudeLongitudeLatitudeUncertainty Ellipse (arcsec)
Decimal DegreesDecimal DegreesSexagesimalSexagesimalSemimajor (a)Semiminor (b)PA (deg)
RA/Dec Equatorial (J2000.0)144.82583332.30833309h39m18.2s+32d18m30s2.00E+012.00E+01 0
RA/Dec Equatorial (B1950.0)144.08244132.53481209h36m19.8s+32d32m05s2.00E+012.00E+01 0
Galactic193.80299248.3059252.00E+012.00E+01 0
Supergalactic65.397242-27.9476932.00E+012.00E+01 0
Ecliptic (J2000.0)136.33869317.2596102.00E+012.00E+01 0
Ecliptic (B1950.0)135.63865817.2554692.00E+012.00E+01 0
Measured Positions for NGC 2944
Redshifts and Derived Quantities for NGC 2944
Preferred Redshift: Z = 0.02268, H0 = km/sec/Mpc, Ωmatter = , Ωvacuum =
Quantities Derived from Preferred Redshift for NGC 2944 
Calculated and Corrected Velocities
TypeVelocitiesReference
V (Heliocentric) 6798 ± 8 km/s1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Kinematic LSR) 6795 ± 8 km/s1986MNRAS.221.1023K
V (Galactocentric GSR) 6761 ± 8 km/s1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Local Group) 6742 ± 9 km/s1996AJ....111..794K
V (3K CMB) 7060 ± 20 km/s1996ApJ...473..576F
V (Virgo Infall only) 6917 ± 15 km/s2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA only) 7083 ± 19 km/s2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA + Shapley) 7122 ± 19 km/s2000ApJ...529..786M
Hubble Flow Distance and Distance Modulus (where H0 = km/sec/Mpc ± km/sec/Mpc)
TypeDistanceModulus
D (Galactocentric GSR) 92.61 ± 6.48 Mpc(m-M) = 34.83 ± 0.15 mag
D (Local Group) 92.36 ± 6.47 Mpc(m-M) = 34.83 ± 0.15 mag
D (3K CMB) 96.71 ± 6.78 Mpc(m-M) = 34.93 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo Infall only) 94.76 ± 6.64 Mpc(m-M) = 34.88 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA only) 97.03 ± 6.79 Mpc(m-M) = 34.93 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA + Shapley) 97.57 ± 6.83 Mpc(m-M) = 34.95 ± 0.15 mag
Scale at Hubble Flow Distances
TypeValues
Scale (Galactocentric GSR) 449 pc/arcsec = 0.449 kpc/arcsec = 26.94 kpc/arcmin = 1.62 Mpc/degree
Scale (Local Group) 448 pc/arcsec = 0.448 kpc/arcsec = 26.87 kpc/arcmin = 1.61 Mpc/degree
Scale (3K CMB) 469 pc/arcsec = 0.469 kpc/arcsec = 28.13 kpc/arcmin = 1.69 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo Infall only) 459 pc/arcsec = 0.459 kpc/arcsec = 27.56 kpc/arcmin = 1.65 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA only) 470 pc/arcsec = 0.470 kpc/arcsec = 28.22 kpc/arcmin = 1.69 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA + Shapley) 473 pc/arcsec = 0.473 kpc/arcsec = 28.38 kpc/arcmin = 1.70 Mpc/degree
Cosmology-Corrected Quantities [H0 = km/sec/Mpc, Ωmatter = , Ωvacuum = ]
[Redshift 0.023550 as corrected to the ]
TypeValues
Luminosity Distance98.5 Mpc (m-M) = 34.97 mag
Angular-Size Distance94 (m-M) = 34.87 mag
Co-Moving Radial Distance96.2 (m-M) = 34.92 mag
Co-Moving Tangential Distance96.2 (m-M) = 34.92 mag
Co-Moving Volume0.00373 Gpc^3
Light Travel-Time 0.310 Gyr
Age at Redshift 0.023550 12.989 Gyr
Age of Universe 13.299 Gyr
Scale (Cosmology Corrected) 456 pc/arcsec = 0.456 kpc/arcsec = 27.35 kpc/arcmin = 1.64 Mpc/degree
Surface Brightness DimmingFlux Density per Unit Area = 0.91110; Magnitude per Unit Area = 0.1011 mag
Measured Redshifts of NGC 2944
Classifications for NGC 2944
Galaxy Extinctions for NGC 2944
Notes for NGC 2944
Measured Diameters for NGC 2944
Photometry & SED for NGC 2944
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Images for object NGC 2944 (Arp 63)

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