IC 2878

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Galaxy
IC 2878
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IC 2878 [1]
IC 2878
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 29 m 38.210 s
declination + 09 ° 58 ′ 03.30 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0:  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.2 mag
Angular expansion 0.35 'x 0.2'
Position angle 115 °
Surface brightness 12.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.019709 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 5909 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(260 ± 18)  ·  10 6  ly
(79.7 ± 5.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Max Wolf
Discovery date March 27, 1906
Catalog names
IC  2878 • 2MASX  J11293819 + 0958030 • 2MASS J11293819 + 0958030 • GALEX ASC J112938.22 + 095802.9 • AGC 213092 • NSA 48529

IC 2878 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 260 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light-years across.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 2842 , IC 2852 , IC 2855 , IC 2862 .

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 f SEDS : IC 2878
  4. ↑ Seligman