IC 2652
| Galaxy IC 2652 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 14 m 52.320 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 26 ′ 53.02 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0? / AGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 16.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 17.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 14.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.068526 ± 0.000199 |
| Radial velocity | 20,544 ± 60 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(914 ± 64) · 10 6 ly (280.2 ± 19.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1906 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2652 • PGC 3090987 • 2MASX J11145234 + 1226526 • SDSS J111452.31 + 122653.0 • WISEA J111452.32 + 122653.0 | |
IC 2652 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 914 million light years from the Milky Way and about 135,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2646 , IC 2654 , IC 2656 , IC 2660 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .