IC 2754

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IC 2754
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 2754 (located center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 22m 02.37s
Declination+14d 08m 38.62s
Redshift0.070459
Heliocentric radial velocity21,105 km/s
Distance970 Mly (297.7 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.2
Apparent magnitude (B)16.0
Surface brightness12.6
Characteristics
TypeS, Sc
Apparent size (V)0.50' x 0.2' arcmin
Other designations
SDSS J112202.37+140838.5, PGC 1450402, [TTL2012] 117887

IC 2754 is a type Sc[1] spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its redshift is 0.070479,[2] which corresponds to IC 2754 being 970 million light-years from Earth.[3] It has an apparent dimension of 0.50 x 0.2 arcmin, which means IC 2754 is 141,000 light-years across.[4] IC 2754 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by Max Wolf.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ^ "IC 2754 - galaxie spirale. La description IC 2754:". kosmoved.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 2754". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 2750 - 2799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  6. ^ "List of NGC/IC observers". www.klima-luft.de. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  7. ^ "Revised NGC/IC catalogue by Wolfgang Steinickle". web.archive.org. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2024-05-15.