NGC 2552 [SEP] constellation
NGC 2552
NGC 2552 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located some 22 million light years away in the faint northern constellation of Lynx. This is a type of unbarred dwarf galaxy, usually with a single spiral arm. It is inclined by 41° to the line of sight from the Earth along a position angle of 229°. The measured velocity dispersion of the stars in NGC 2552 is relatively low—a mere 19 ± 2 km/s. This galaxy forms part of a loose triplet that includes NGC 2541 and NGC
Magellanic Cloud (LMC [prototype])
- Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
- NGC 1311
- NGC 4618
- NGC 4236
- NGC 55
- NGC 4214
- NGC 3109
List of Magellanic spirals Intermediate (SABm).
- NGC 4625
- NGC 5713
List of Magellanic spirals Unbarred (SAm).
- NGC 5204
- NGC 2552
See also.
- Galaxy morphological classification