IC 2597
| Galaxy IC 2597 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 10 h 37 m 47.4 s |
| declination | -27 ° 04 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E + 4 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 4 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 210, Abell 1060 |
| Redshift | 0.007562 ± 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | (2267 ± 12) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(92 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (28.3 ± 2.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | February 14, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2759 • PGC 31586 • ESO 501-058 • MCG -04-25-051 • 2MASX J10374734-2704524 • HCG 48A • LDCE 0729 NED157 | |
IC 2597 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Hydra. It is estimated to be 92 million light years from the Milky Way . The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on February 14, 1898 .