NGC 2841

NGC 2841
Infrared image derived from data taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	9h 22m 02.6s
Declination	+50° 58′ 35″
Redshift	638 ± 3 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.1
Characteristics
Type	SA(r)b
Apparent size (V)	8′.1 × 3′.5
Other designations
UGC 4966, PGC 26512
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

Coordinates: 9^h 22^m 02.6^s, +50° 58′ 35″

NGC 2841 is an inclined unbarred spiral galaxy exhibiting a prominent inner ring structure in the constellation Ursa Major, it was discovered on 9 March 1788 by William Herschel. Initially thought to be about 30 million light years distant, a 2001 Hubble Space Telescope survey of the galaxy's Cepheid variables determined that it was approximately 14.1 megaparsecs or 46 million light years distant.

NGC 2841 is a giant spiral galaxy with properties similar to those of the Andromeda Galaxy. It is a prototypical flocculent spiral galaxy, a type of spiral galaxy whose arms are patchy and discontinuous.

NGC 2841 is home to large population of young blue stars, and few H II regions.

NGC 2841 contains a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER), a type of region that is characterized by spectral line emission from weakly ionized atoms.