IC 2729
Galaxy IC 2729 |
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IC 2729 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | lion |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 20 m 06.769 s |
declination | + 13 ° 24 ′ 33.48 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 15.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.30 'x 0.1' |
Position angle | 175 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.079093 ± 0.000168 |
Radial velocity | 23,711 ± 50 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(1056 ± 74) · 10 6 Lj (323.7 ± 22.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | March 27, 1906 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2729 • PGC 1430330 • 2MASX J11200675 + 1324333 • |
IC 2729 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type S in Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 1 billion light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years across .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3627 , NGC 3628 , IC 2725 , IC 2745 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .