IC 2655

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Galaxy
IC 2655
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Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 15 m 05.1 s
declination + 12 ° 09 ′ 52 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E0?  
Brightness  (visual) 15.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.20 × 0.2
Surface brightness 11.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.076416 ± 0.000184  
Radial velocity 22,909 ± 55 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(1020 ± 71)  ·  10 6  ly
(312.6 ± 21.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 27, 1906
Catalog names
IC  2655 • 2MASX  J11150517 + 1209516 •

IC 2655 is a compact galaxy of Hubble type C in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic , it is estimated 1 billion light years from the Milky Way center.

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 2655
  3. Seligman