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 | |
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![]() SDSS image of IC 2955. The halo of NGC 3862 can be seen at the bottom left of the image. | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Leo |
Right ascension | 11h 45m 03.9s[1] |
Declination | 19° 37′ 14″[1] |
Redshift | 0.021718[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 6511 km/s[1] |
Distance | 297 Mly (91.2 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Leo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.05[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[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] |