NGC 2688

NGC 2688 is a spiral galaxy located in Ursa Major.^[2][3][1] It is located 758 million light-years away from the Solar System and is moving away at a speed of 15,190 km/s.^[4] NGC 2688 was found by R.J. Mitchell who was an Irish astronomer and assistant to William Parsons.^[5] When Mitchell first saw the object, he commented it as very small and faint. According to Professor Seligman, the galaxy is classified as a lenticular galaxy rather than a spiral galaxy.^[5]

NGC 2688
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	08h 55m 11.606s[1]
Declination	+49° 07′ 21.46″[1]
Redshift	0.05204 0.00001
Heliocentric radial velocity	15,190 km/s
Distance	758 Mly (232.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.8
Characteristics
Type	Sb
Size	154,000 ly
Other designations
PGC 25048, 2MASX J08551161+4907218, MCG+08-16-040, SDSS J085511.60+490721.3