IC 2800

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IC 2800
IC2800 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Observation data
Constellation Leo
Right ascension 171.71 degrees
Declination 12.20 degrees
Redshift 0.05471 0.00009
Heliocentric radial velocity 15,954 km/s
Distance 754 Mly (231.1 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude  (V)18.523
Characteristics
Type S
Size110,000 ly
Other designations
2MASX J11242708+1212314, ASK 382018.0, NSA 066207, PGC 3543021, SDSS J112427.07+121231.7

IC 2800 known as PGC 3543021, [1] is a late type [2] spiral galaxy located 750 million light-years away from the Milky Way in the Leo constellation. [3] It has a diameter of 110,000 light-years [4] and was discovered on March 27, 1906, by German astronomer, Max Wolf. [5] It has a surface brightness of magnitude 24.0 and is located at right ascension (11:24:27:08) and declination (12:12:31.70). [2]

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IC 1185 is a type Sab spiral galaxy located in Hercules. It is located 420 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 115,000 light-years. IC 1185 was discovered on June 8, 1888, by astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan and is a member of the Hercules Cluster. IC 1185 has a surface brightness of magnitude 22.7 and presents a double nucleus, which might represent a late stage of galaxy merger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 3750</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 2816</span>

IC 2816 known as PGC 3472124, is a type Sbc spiral galaxy with a ring structure located in the Leo constellation. It is located 878 million light-years from the Solar System and has apparent dimensions of 0.59 x 0.22 arcmin, meaning its diameter is 160,000 light-years across.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 3683</span>

IC 3683 known as PGC 1637726, is a barred spiral galaxy with a ring structure located in Coma Berenices. It is located 853 million light-years from the Solar System and has an apparent dimension of 0.30 x 0.2 arcmin. IC 3683 was discovered by Max Wolf on January 27, 1904.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 2839</span> Galaxy in the Leo constellation

IC 2839, known as PGC 3472295, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its redshift is 0.065734, which corresponds to the galaxy being located 906 million light-years from Earth. IC 2839 has an apparent dimension of 0.30 x 0.1 arcmin, meaning it spans 79,000 light-years across. The galaxy was discovered on March 27, 1906, by Max Wolf.

IC 2657 is a type E elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its redshift is 0.167816, which means IC 2657 is 2.22 billion light-years away. IC 2657 is the second most distant Index Catalogue object after IC 4017 and the brightest cluster galaxy inside a small galaxy group called WHL J111508.7+134141. A large galaxy, measuring approximately 0.30 x 0.3 arcmin, it spans about 202,000 light-years across and was discovered by Max Wolf on March 27, 1906.

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