IC 2649

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Galaxy
IC 2649
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Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 14 m 46.4 s
declination + 11 ° 07 ′ 40 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E2?  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 × 0.5
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.040792 ± 0.000163  
Radial velocity 12,229 ± 49 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(542 ± 38)  ·  10 6  ly
(166.3 ± 11.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 27, 1906
Catalog names
IC  2649 (2649-1) • PGC  034273 • CGCG  067-042 • MCG  + 02-29-015 • 2MASX  J11144643 + 1107393 •

IC 2649 ( IC 2649-1 ) is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E2? in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic , it is an estimated 542 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 2649
  3. Seligman