NGC 2915
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NGC 2915 as observed with the SST as part of the SINGS. |
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | |
| Right ascension: | 09h 26m 11.5s[1] |
| Declination: | -76° 37′ 35″[1] |
| Redshift: | 468 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 15 Mly (4.6 Mpc)[citation needed] |
| Type: | I0[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 1′.9 × 1′.0[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 13.3[1] |
| Notable features: | |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 26761[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 2915 is a blue dwarf galaxy located 15 million light-years away, right on the edge of the Local Group. It is remarkable in that the optical galaxy corresponds to the core of a much larger spiral galaxy traced by radio observation of neutral hydrogen[1].
The galaxy has a short central bar, much like the Milky Way and very extended spiral arms.
The reason for the spiral arms and majority of the galaxy's disk to be still neutral hydrogen (as opposed to have formed stars) is not well-understood but is thought to be related to the galaxy's isolation, in that it has no nearby satellite galaxies and no nearby major galaxies to force star formation.
