IC 2578
| Galaxy IC 2578 |
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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 27 m 22.7 s |
| declination | -33 ° 52 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc: / sp / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 141 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009827 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 2946 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(122 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (37.4 ± 2.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | May 1, 1900 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2578 • PGC 30753 • ESO 375-029 • IRAS 10250-3337 • 2MASX J10272268-3352384 • SGC 102507-3337.3 • NVSS J102722-335239 • LDCE 729 NED071 | |
IC 2578 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Antlia in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 122 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on May 1, 1900 .