Astronomy:LEDA 135657

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Short description: Low surface brightness spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
LEDA 135657
PGC 135657.jpg
The spiral galaxy LEDA 135657.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 02h 40m 11.1s[1]
Declination−01° 46′ 28″[1]
Redshift0.043537/13052 km/s[1]
Distance567,240,000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)15.47
Characteristics
TypeSc[1]
Size~97,050 ly (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.46' x 0.39[1]
Other designations
2MASX J02401107-0146278, DENIS J024011.0-014628,6dFGS gJ024011.1-014628, ISI96 0237-0159, PGC 135657[1]

LEDA 135657 is a distant low surface brightness spiral galaxy[2][3] located about 570 million light-years away[3] in the constellation Cetus.[4] It has an estimated diameter of 97,000 light-years.[3]

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