IC 2572
Galaxy IC 2572 |
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IC 2572 & LEDA 1825330 (u) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Little lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10 h 25 m 07.3 s |
declination | + 28 ° 05 ′ 41 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sat |
Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 27 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 268-003 |
Redshift | 0.020467 ± 0.000106 |
Radial velocity | 6136 ± 32 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(272 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (83.4 ± 5.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | May 7, 1896 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2572 • UGC 5636 • PGC 30562 • CGCG 154-011 • MCG + 05-25-008 • IRAS 10222 + 2820 • 2MASX J10250725 + 2805409 • NSA 107705 |
IC 2572 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sa / R in the constellation Little Leo in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 161 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 3232 , NGC 3234 , NGC 3245 , IC 2565 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on May 7, 1896 by Stéphane Javelle .