IC 2654

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Galaxy
IC 2654
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Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 15 m 02.8 s
declination + 12 ° 29 ′ 58 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 x 0.3
Position angle 90 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.070177 ± 0.000177  
Radial velocity 21,039 ± 53 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(936 ± 66)  x  10 6  ly
(287 ± 20.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 27, 1906
Catalog names
IC  2654 • 2MASX  J11150285 + 1229576 •

IC 2654 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic , which is an estimated 936 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 f SEDS : IC 2654
  3. Seligman