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]
| 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] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for IC 2955. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b 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. 118 (6): 2592. arXiv:astro-ph/9909256. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.2592V. doi:10.1086/301135. ISSN 1538-3881.
- ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 2955". spider.seds.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 2950 - 2999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "IC 2955". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
External links edit
- IC 2955 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images