IC 2271
| Galaxy IC 2271 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | cancer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 18 m 19.7 s |
| declination | + 24 ° 31 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.30 × 0.2 |
| Position angle | 135 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.007415 ± 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 2223 ± 36 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(96 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (29.5 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | January 9, 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2271 • PGC 23283 • CGCG 119-039 • KUG 0815 + 246 • 2MASX J08181972 + 2431363 • ADBS J081821 + 2431 | |
IC 2271 (also KUG 0815 + 246 ) is a blue compact dwarf galaxy ( blue compact dwarf galaxy ) in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 96 million light years from the Milky Way and about 10,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 501 , IC 2267 , IC 2268 , IC 2282 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on January 9, 1901 .