IC 2539
| Galaxy IC 2539 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Air pump |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 04 m 16.2 s |
| declination | -31 ° 21 ′ 47 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) bc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 25 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 3087 group LGG 187 |
| Redshift | 0.009453 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 2834 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(117 ± 8) x 10 6 ly (35.9 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | May 1, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2539 • PGC 29203 • ESO 435-034 • MCG -05-24-020 • IRAS 10020-3107 • 2MASX J10041619-3121464 • SGC 100203-3107.1 • GALEX ASC J100416.10-312149.6 • LDCE 729 NED040 | |
IC 2539 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Antlia south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 117 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light-years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3100 , NGC 3108 , IC 2533 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on May 1, 1900 .