IC 2135

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Galaxy
IC 2135 / IC 2136
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AladinLite
Constellation Dove
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 05 h 33 m 12.90 s
declination -36 ° 23 ′ 55.8 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Scd:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.2 mag
Angular expansion 2.80 'x 0.6'
Position angle 109 °
Surface brightness 12.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.004406 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 1321 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(51 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(15.6 ± 1.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date February 22, 1898
Catalog names
IC  2135 • IC 2136 • PGC  17433 • ESO  363-007 • MCG  -06-13-004 • IRAS  05314-3626 • 2MASX  J05331099-3623486 • 2MASX J05331289-3623556 • SGC  053128-3626.0 • HIPASS J0533-36 • LDCE 384

IC 2135 = IC 2136 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Dove in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 51 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 17443 and LEDA 3700466 it forms a galaxy trio .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on February 22, 1898 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2135
  3. ^ Aladin Lite
  4. Seligman