IC 2661
| Galaxy IC 2661 |
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![IC 2661 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2661_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2661 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 15 m 29.17 s |
| declination | + 13 ° 36 ′ 31.2 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.70 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.024627 ± 0.000280 |
| Radial velocity | 7383 ± 84 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(326 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (100.0 ± 7.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1906 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2661 • PGC 34330 • CGCG 067-043 • 2MASX J11152916 + 1336309 • GALEX ASC J111529.30 + 133633.0 • NSA 139051 • SDSS J111529.05 + 133631.2 | |
IC 2661 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 326 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2650 , IC 2657 , IC 2666 , IC 2694 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .