IC 2955 explained

IC 2955
Constellation Name:	Leo
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	E^[1]
Dist Ly:	91.2Mpc
Z:	0.021718
H Radial V:	6511 km/s
Appmag V:	15.05
Size V:	0.2 x 0.2
Size:	~21kpc (estimated)
Names:	ARAK 318, CGCG 97-128, MCG 3-30-96, PGC 36603

IC 2955 is an elliptical^{[2] [3]} or a lenticular galaxy^[4] located about 300 million light-years away 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.

See also

• NGC 3842
• NGC 3862

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for IC 2955 . 2018-10-13.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2018-10-13.
3. Web site: HyperLeda -object description. leda.univ-lyon1.fr. 2018-10-13.
4. 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. The Astronomical Journal. en. 118. 6. 2592. 10.1086/301135. astro-ph/9909256. 1999AJ....118.2592V. 1538-3881. free.
5. Web site: Revised IC Data for IC 2955. spider.seds.org. 2018-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014010129/http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?IC2955. 2018-10-14. dead.
6. Web site: Index Catalog Objects: IC 2950 - 2999. cseligman.com. en-US. 2018-10-13.
7. News: IC 2955. 2018-10-13.
8. Web site: Hierarchy catalogue. leda.univ-lyon1.fr. 2018-10-13.