IC 2956

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Galaxy
IC 2956
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IC 2956 [1]
IC 2956
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 45 m 17.563 s
declination + 26 ° 46 ′ 02.61 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB (s) bc / LINER  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.20 'x 0.8'
Position angle 68 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.030171 ± 0.000027  
Radial velocity 9045 ± 8 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(403 ± 28)  ·  10 6  ly
(123.6 ± 8.6)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date May 15, 1903
Catalog names
IC  2956 • UGC  6729 • PGC  36625 • CGCG  157-030 • MCG  + 05-28-027 • IRAS  F11426 + 2702 • 2MASX  J11451760 + 2646025 • GALEX ASC J114517.48 + 264602.8 • LDCE 832 NED008 • NVSS J114517 + 264559 • WISEA J114517.56 + 264602.5

IC 2956 is a bar-spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 403 million light years from the Milky Way and about 140,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3826 and NGC 3900 .

The object was discovered on May 15, 1903 by Stéphane Javelle .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 2956
  4. ↑ Seligman