IC 2718

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Galaxy
IC 2718
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IC 2718 [1]
IC 2718
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2718
  4. Seligman