IC 2979
Galaxy IC 2979 |
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IC 2979 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 56 m 54.240 s |
declination | + 32 ° 09 ′ 31.70 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB0 |
Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 171 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 3995 group LGG 259 |
Redshift | 0.010417 ± 0.000090 |
Radial velocity | 3123 ± 27 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(140 ± 10) x 10 6 ly (42.8 ± 3.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | June 12, 1896 |
Catalog names | |
IC 2979 • UGC 6925 • PGC 37559 • CGCG 157-059 • MCG + 05-28-054 • 2MASX J11565423 + 3209321 • GALEX ASC J115654.25 + 320929.2 • LDCE 852 NED003 • WISEA J115654.23 + 320931.7 |
IC 2979 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 140 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light-years across. Together with ten other galaxies, it forms the NGC 3995 group ( LGG 259 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3966 , NGC 3991 , NGC 3994 , IC 2978 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 12, 1896 .