NGC 2541 explained

NGC 2541
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	SA(s)cd^[1]
Dist Ly:	41 ± 5 Mly ^[2]
Z:	548 ± 1 km/s
Appmag V:	12.3
Size V:	6.3 × 3.2
Constellation Name:	Lynx
Names:	UGC 4284, PGC 23110

NGC 2541 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 40 million light-years away.^[2] It is in the NGC 2841 group of galaxies with NGC 2500, NGC 2537, and NGC 2552.^[3]

External links

• • Galaxy Catalogue, Princeton University

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 2541 . 2006-11-25 .
2. Web site: Distance Results for NGC 2541 . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2010-05-13.
3. Ferrarese. Laura. The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale XII. The Discovery of Cepheids and a New Distance to NGC 2541. The Astrophysical Journal. 507. 2. 655–690. astro-ph/9805365. etal. 1998. 10.1086/306364. 1998ApJ...507..655F. 204935980.