IC 2968
| Galaxy IC 2968 |
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![IC 2968 with LEDA 1632757 (o) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC2968_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 2968 with LEDA 1632757 (o) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 52 m 30.534 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 37 ′ 31.70 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022055 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 6612 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(294 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (90.0 ± 6.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Hermann Kobold |
| Discovery date | April 2, 1894 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2968 • PGC 37192 • CGCG 127-085 • 2MASX J11523053 + 2037317 • GALEX ASC J115230.63 + 203731.4 • USGC U427 NED09 • WISEA J115230.53 + 203731.7 | |
IC 2968 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a with an active galaxy core in the constellation Leo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 294 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3937 , NGC 3940 , NGC 3943 , NGC 3947 .
The object was discovered by Hermann Kobold on April 2, 1894 .