IC 2995
| Galaxy IC 2995 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 12 h 05 m 46.91 s |
| declination | -27 ° 56 ′ 24.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) c: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.00 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 117 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4105 group LGG 270 |
| Redshift | 0.006102 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | (1829 ± 6) km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(74 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (22.7 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | December 30, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2995 • PGC 38330 • ESO 440-050 • MCG -05-29-008 • IRAS 12032-2739 • 2MASX J12054690-2756244 • SGC 120312-2739.7 • HIPASS J1205-27 • LDCE 860 NED010 • WISEA J120547.01-275624.6 | |
IC 2995 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 74 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across. Together with four other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4105 group ( LGG 270 ).
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on December 30, 1898 .