IC 2955

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)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 45m 03.9s[1]
Declination19° 37 14[1]
Redshift0.021718[1]
Helio radial velocity6511 km/s[1]
Distance297 Mly (91.2 Mpc)
Group or clusterLeo Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)15.05[1]
Characteristics
TypeE[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

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for IC 2955. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  3. "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 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. 118 (6): 2592. doi:10.1086/301135. ISSN 1538-3881.
  5. "Revised IC Data for IC 2955". spider.seds.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  6. "Index Catalog Objects: IC 2950 - 2999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  7. "IC 2955". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  8. "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
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