IC 2734

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IC 2734
IC2734 - SDSS DR14.jpg
IC 2734 captured by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 11h 20m 23.82s
Declination +12d 26m 34.86s
Redshift 0.078901
Heliocentric radial velocity 23,619 km/s
Distance 1.087 Gly (333.3 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.0
Apparent magnitude  (B)15.8
Surface brightness 12.5
Characteristics
Type SB, SBc
Apparent size  (V)0.60' x 0.2' arcmin
Other designations
NVSS J112022+122655, PGC 1409656, 2MFGC 08856, [TTL2012] 406690

IC 2734 is a type SBc [1] barred spiral galaxy seen edge-on, and located in the constellation Leo. Its redshift is 0.078901, which corresponds IC 2734 to be located 1.09 billion light-years from Earth. [2] The galaxy has an apparent dimension of 0.60 x 0.2 arcmin, meaning it is approximately 190,000 light-years across. [3] IC 2734 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by astronomer, Max Wolf. [4] [5]

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