IC 2628

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IC 2628
IC2628 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of IC 2628
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 11m 37.87s
Declination +12d 07m 19.14s
Redshift 0.042168
Heliocentric radial velocity 12,382 km/s
Distance 601 Mly (184.3 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)17.68
Characteristics
Type SBa, Sa
Size135,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)0.71' x 0.66'
Other designations
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

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 [4] and located at right ascension (11:11:37.8) and declination (+12:07:21) respectively. [6]

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