IC 2862
| Galaxy IC 2862 |
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![IC 2862 with 2MASX J11284677 + 1008052 (lo) & 2MASS J11284663 + 1005548 (lu) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2862_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2862 with 2MASX J11284677 + 1008052 (lo) & 2MASS J11284663 + 1005548 (lu) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 28 m 43.3 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 07 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 16.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 17.4 likes |
| Angular expansion | 0.30 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 45 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.054126 ± 0.000179 |
| Radial velocity | 16227 ± 54 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(721 ± 51) · 10 6 Lj (221.0 ± 15.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1906 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2862 • PGC 3091279 • 2MASX J11284331 + 1007382 • GALEX ASC J112843.24 + 100736.4 • NSA 48528 | |
IC 2862 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 721 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2829 , IC 2837 , IC 2852 , IC 2878 .
The object was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906 .