IC 2727
Galaxy IC 2727 |
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IC 2727 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 20 m 00.074 s |
declination | + 12 ° 01 ′ 59.97 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E0 |
Brightness (visual) | 15.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.4' |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.038835 ± 0.000076 |
Radial velocity | 11,642 ± 23 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(516 ± 36) · 10 6 ly (158.3 ± 11.1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 27, 1906 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2727 • PGC 1402667 • GALEX ASC J112000.10 + 120200.9 • NSA 066124 • SDSS J112000.07 + 120159.9 • WISEA J112000.07 + 120159.7 |
IC 2727 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 516 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2718 , IC 2719 , IC 2720 , IC 2723 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .