IC 2558
| Galaxy IC 2558 |
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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 14 m 44.1 s |
| declination | -34 ° 20 ′ 19 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sd / Pec: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.20 × 0.7 |
| Position angle | 13 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008632 ± 0.000021 |
| Radial velocity | 2588 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(106 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (32.5 ± 2.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | May 1, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2558 • PGC 29895 • ESO 375-001 • MCG -06-23-018 • IRAS 10125-3405 • 2MASX J10144414-3420196 • SGC 101231-3405.4 • | |
IC 2558 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SD in the constellation Antila on southern sky , an estimated 106 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. The galaxies IC 2552 , IC 2556 , IC 2559 , IC 2560 lie in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on May 1, 1900 .