IC 2951
| Galaxy IC 2951 |
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![IC 2951 with LEDA 36402 [1] (r.)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2951_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2951 with LEDA 36402 (r.) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 43 m 24.5 s |
| declination | + 19 ° 44 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa / PAS |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.40 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Abell 1367 WBL 353-016 |
| Redshift | 0.020347 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 6100 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(270 ± 19) x 10 6 ly (82.9 ± 5.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Friedrich Bidschof |
| Discovery date | March 5, 1897 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2951 • UGC 6688 • PGC 36436 • CGCG 097-082 • MCG + 03-30-061 • 2MASX J11432453 + 1944595 • GALEX ASC J114324.68 + 194459.8 • LDCE 836 NED014 | |
IC 2951 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 270 million light-years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 110,000 ly, and is a member of the Leo galaxy cluster Abell 1367 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3837 , NGC 3841 , NGC 3842 , NGC 3845 .
The object was discovered on March 5, 1897 by Friedrich Bidschof .