Astronomy:IC 2955
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Short description: Elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo
| IC 2955 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of IC 2955. The halo of NGC 3862 can be seen at the bottom left of the image. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 45m 03.9s[1] |
| Declination | 19° 37′ 14″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.021718[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6511 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 297 Mly (91.2 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.05[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Size | ~68,000 ly (21 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.2 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ARAK 318, CGCG 97-128, MCG 3-30-96, PGC 36603[1] | |
IC 2955 is an elliptical[2][3] or a lenticular galaxy[4][3] located about 300 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Leo.[5] It was discovered by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on March 28, 1886.[6] It is a member of the Leo Cluster[7][8] and is a companion of NGC 3862.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for IC 2955. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=IC+2955&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?PGC+036603++++++++++++++++++++.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kleijn, Gijs A. Verdoes; Baum, Stefi A.; Zeeuw, P. Tim de; O'Dea, Chris P. (1999). "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nearby Radio-Loud Early-Type Galaxies" (in en). The Astronomical Journal 118 (6): 2592. doi:10.1086/301135. ISSN 1538-3881. Bibcode: 1999AJ....118.2592V. http://stacks.iop.org/1538-3881/118/i=6/a=2592.
- ↑ "Revised IC Data for IC 2955". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?IC2955.
- ↑ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 2950 - 2999" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic29a.htm#ic2955.
- ↑ "IC 2955". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=IC+2955&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=11+45+03.856+19+37+13.98&parents=6&submit=parents&hlinksdisplay=h_all.
- ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/fG.cgi?n=a104&o=IC2955.
External links
- IC 2955 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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