IC 2628 explained

IC 2628
Constellation Name:Leo
Ra:11h 11m 37.87s
Dec:+12d 07m 19.14s
Z:0.042168
Dist Ly:601 Mly (184.3 Mpc)
H Radial V:12,382 km/s
Appmag V:17.68
Type:SBa, Sa
Size:135,000 ly
Names:PGC 34038, CGCG 067-030, 2MASX J11113786+1207196, AGC 210146, SDSS J111137.87+120719.1, NSA 066078, NPM1G+12.0262, ASK 381278.0, LEDA 34038
Epoch:J2000
Size V:0.71' x 0.66'

IC 2628 is a type SBa barred spiral galaxy with a ring[1] located in Leo constellation.[2] It is located 600 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 135,000 light-years.[3] IC 2628 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by Max Wolf and is classified as a ring galaxy due to its peculiar appearance.[4] [5] The galaxy has a surface brightness of magnitude 23.8 and located at right ascension (11:11:37.8) and declination (+12:07:21) respectively.[6]

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References

  1. Web site: HyperLeda -object description . 2024-04-28 . atlas.obs-hp.fr.
  2. Web site: Astronomy . Go . IC 2628 galaxy in Leo IC List GO ASTRONOMY . 2024-04-28 . Go-Astronomy.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Your NED Search Results . 2024-04-28 . ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  4. Web site: Galactic rings revisited – I. CVRHS classifications of 3962 ringed galaxies from the Galaxy Zoo 2 Database . 2024-04-28 . academic.oup.com.
  5. Web site: Siegel . Ethan . Astronomy's Most Perfect Ring Galaxy, Hoag's Object, Is Still A Mystery After 70 Years . 2024-04-28 . Forbes . en.
  6. Web site: Revised IC Data for IC 2628 . 2024-04-28 . spider.seds.org.