IC 2477
Galaxy IC 2477 / IC 2480 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 28 m 17.8 s |
declination | + 29 ° 42 ′ 22 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.5' |
Position angle | 170 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.026809 ± 0.000070 |
Radial velocity | 8037 ± 21 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(357 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (109.4 ± 7.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | April 14, 1896 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2477/2480 • PGC 26883 • 2MASX J09281784 + 2942212 • |
IC 2480 = IC 2477? is a lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic , the estimated 357 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. However, the identification of IC 2477 is not certain.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 14, 1896 .