IC 2703
| Galaxy IC 2703 |
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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 18 m 05.1 s |
| declination | + 17 ° 38 ′ 58 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | D. |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.003258 |
| Radial velocity | 977 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(40 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (12.4 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Hermann Kobold |
| Discovery date | April 23, 1894 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2703 • PGC 34536 • CGCG 096-025 • MCG + 03-29-026 • 2MASX J11180516 + 1738574 • GALEX ASC J111805.12 + 173858.6 • NSA 112066 | |
IC 2703 is a faint dwarf galaxy in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 40 million light years from the Milky Way and about 5,000 light years across.
The galaxies NGC 3602 , NGC 3605 , NGC 3607 , NGC 3608 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Hermann Kobold on April 23, 1894 .