IC 2718
Galaxy IC 2718 |
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IC 2718 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 19 m 20,900 s |
declination | + 12 ° 01 ′ 20.20 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.5 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
Position angle | 95 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated |
Redshift | 0.033692 ± 0.000095 |
Radial velocity | 10.101 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(447 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (137.2 ± 9.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 27, 1906 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2718 • PGC 34644 • CGCG 067-055 • 2MASX J11192097 + 1201205 • GALEX ASC J111920.99 + 120121.2 • WISEA J111920.92 + 120120.4 • SIG 1202 |
IC 2718 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 447 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies IC 2713 , IC 2719 , IC 2720 , IC 2723 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .