IC 2985

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Galaxy
IC 2985
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IC 2985 [1]
IC 2985
AladinLite
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 11 h 59 m 12.755 s
declination + 30 ° 43 ′ 52.44 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB?  
Brightness  (visual) 14.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.00 'x 0.5'
Position angle 142 °
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.011081 ± 0.000033  
Radial velocity 3322 ± 10 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(148 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(45.4 ± 3.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date June 6, 1896
Catalog names
IC  2985 • UGC  6981 • PGC  37744 • CGCG  157-074 • MCG  + 05-28-069 • KUG  1156 + 310 • 2MASX  J11591277 + 3043521 • GALEX ASC J115912.85 + 304351.6 • NSA 102308 • SDSS J115912.75 + 304352.3

IC 2985 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 148 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across.
In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 4020 , IC 2984 , IC 2986 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 6, 1896 .

See also

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 2985
  4. ↑ Seligman