IC 2727

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Galaxy
IC 2727
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IC 2727 [1]
IC 2727
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e SEDS : IC 2727
  4. Seligman