IC 2754 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 22m 02.37s |
Declination | +14d 08m 38.62s |
Redshift | 0.070459 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 21,105 km/s |
Distance | 970 Mly (297.7 Mpc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.2 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.0 |
Surface brightness | 12.6 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S, Sc |
Apparent size (V) | 0.50' x 0.2' arcmin |
Other designations | |
SDSS J112202.37+140838.5, PGC 1450402, [TTL2012] 117887 |
IC 2754 is a type Sc [1] spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its redshift is 0.070479, [2] which corresponds to IC 2754 being 970 million light-years from Earth. [3] It has an apparent dimension of 0.50 x 0.2 arcmin, which means IC 2754 is 141,000 light-years across. [4] IC 2754 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by Max Wolf. [5] [6] [7]