IC 2996
| Galaxy IC 2996 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 05 m 48.63 s |
| declination | -29 ° 58 ′ 18.9 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.60 '× 0.4' |
| Position angle | 21 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | IC 764 group LGG 271 |
| Redshift | 0.007525 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (2256 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(93 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (28.5 ± 2.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | July 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2996 • PGC 38334 • ESO 440-051 • MCG -05-29-009 • IRAS 12032-2941 • 2MASX J12054863-2958188 • LDCE 860 NED011 • WISEA J120548.59-295819.5 | |
IC 2996 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 93 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. The galaxy is considered a member of the IC 764 group ( LGG 271 ).
The galaxies NGC 4105 , NGC 4106 , IC 3005 , IC 3010 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in July 1899 .