IC 2125

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Galaxy
IC 2125
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Constellation Hare
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 24 m 28.1 s
declination -27 ° 00 ′ 58 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 13.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.4 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.7 ′
Position angle 125 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.030448 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 9128 ± 45 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(401 ± 28)  ·  10 6  ly
(122.8 ± 8.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date November 26, 1897
Catalog names
IC  2125 • PGC  17238 • ESO  487-008 • 2MASX  J05242810-2700574 • GALEXASC J052428.11-270057.8 • LEDA 17238

IC 2125 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Lepus north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 401 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on November 26, 1897 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2125
  3. Seligman