IC 2857
| Galaxy IC 2857 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 28 m 31.0 s |
| declination | + 09 ° 06 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 161 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 334-003 |
| Redshift | 0.021058 ± 0.000009 |
| Radial velocity | 6313 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(278 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (85.2 ± 6.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1906 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2857 • UGC 6475 • PGC 35320 • CGCG 067-085 • MCG + 02-29-033 • IRAS 11259 + 0922 • 2MASX J11283107 + 0906162 • FGC 1253 • HOLM 257E • LDCE 813 NED003 | |
IC 2857 is a spiral radio galaxy of the Hubble type Sc in the constellation Leo at the ecliptic . It is an estimated 278 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies IC 696 , IC 2850 , IC 2853 , IC 2867 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .