IC 2738

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Galaxy
IC 2738
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IC 2738 with LEDA 3084815 (l) [1]
IC 2738 with LEDA 3084815 (l)
AladinLite
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 21 m 23.057 s
declination + 34 ° 21 ′ 24.03 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 '× 0.7'
Surface brightness 13.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 325
Abell 1228  
Redshift 0.035038 ± 0.000056  
Radial velocity 10,504 ± 17 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(469 ± 33)  ·  10 6  ly
(143.8 ± 10.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date May 22, 1903
Catalog names
IC  2738 • PGC  34797 • CGCG  185-042 • MCG  + 06-25-049 • 2MASX  J11212302 + 3421244 • GALEX ASC J112123.11 + 342124.1 • NSA 139233 • USGC U379 NED05 • WISEA J112123.05 + 342124.4

IC 2738 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 469 million 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 IC 2735 , IC 2744 , IC 2751 .

The Type Ia supernova SN 2009ee was observed here.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on May 22, 1903 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : IC 2738
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman