IC 2590
| Galaxy IC 2590 |
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![IC 2590 with LEDA 31406 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2590_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2590 with LEDA 31406 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 36 m 16.578 s |
| declination | + 26 ° 57 ′ 44.90 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / PAS |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 'x 1.1' |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021161 ± 0.000147 |
| Radial velocity | 6344 ± 44 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(281 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (86.2 ± 6.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | May 28, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2590 • UGC 5756 • PGC 31429 • CGCG 154-030 • MCG + 05-25-024 • 2MASX J10361658 + 2657444 • 2MASS J10361658 + 2657447 • NSA 137705 • WISEA J103616.58 + 265744.7 | |
IC 2590 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 281 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with PGC 31406 .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 2598 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 28, 1903 .