NGC 2798 explained

NGC 2798
Constellation Name:Lynx
Epoch:J2000
Type:SB(s)a pec[1]
Ra:[2]
Appmag B:13.04
Appmag V:12.32
Z:0.005757
Names:NGC 2798, Arp 283, IRAS F09141+4212, 2MASX J09172295+4159589, UGC 4905, PGC 26232

NGC 2798 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx. NGC 2798 and NGC 2799 are listed under the Arp Catalogue as Arp 283 and noted as an "interacting galaxy pair". The galaxy is listed in the New General Catalogue.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. April 24, 2019.
  2. NGC 2798. 23 April 2019.