IC 2695

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Galaxy
IC 2695
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Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 17 m 48.570 s
declination + 13 ° 43 ′ 39.60 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E3  
Brightness  (visual) 15.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.3 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 'x 0.3'
Position angle 45 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.024892 ± 0.000177  
Radial velocity 7462 ± 53 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(330 ± 23)  x  10 6  ly
(101.1 ± 7.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 27, 1906
Catalog names
IC  2695 • PGC  1438811 • 2MASX  i J1117484 + 134339 • GALEX ASC J111748.61 + 134340.8 • NSA 74886 • WISEA J111748.57 + 134339.7

IC 2695 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 330 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2666 , IC 2694 , IC 2722 .

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

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2695
  3. Seligman