IC 2594

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Galaxy
IC 2594
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IC 2594 [1]
IC 2594
AladinLite
Constellation Water snake
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 36 m 04.17 s
declination -24 ° 19 ′ 23.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0-  
Brightness  (visual) 12.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.40 'x 1.4'
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 3313 group
LGG 209  
Redshift 0.011831 ± 0.000100  
Radial velocity 3547 ± 30 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(150 ± 10)  x  10 6  ly
(45.9 ± 3.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date February 15, 1898
Catalog names
IC  2594 • PGC  31405 • ESO  501-028 • MCG  -04-25-028 • 2MASX  J10360418-2419229 • SGC  103341-2403.8 • GALEX ASC J103604.24-241922.8 • LDCE 729 NED130

IC 2594 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Hydra south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 150 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter. She is considered a member of the seven galaxies counting NGC 3313 group ( LGG 209 ).

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3335 and IC 2589 .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on February 15, 1898 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : IC 2594
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman