IC 2486

IC 2486
IC 2486 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension09h 30m 16s
Declination+26° 38’ 28”
Redshift0.045828
Heliocentric radial velocity13,739 km/s
Distance638 Mly (195.61 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)14.2
Apparent magnitude (B)15
Characteristics
TypeSbc Spiral galaxy
Size160,000 ly
Apparent size (V)0.90' x 0.8'
Other designations
UGC 5062, MCG +05-23-006, CGCG 152-020, PGC 26982, LEDA 26982

IC 2486 is a Sbc-type spiral galaxy that is located in the constellation of Leo.[1][2][3] Other catalog identifiers include PGC 26982, UGC 5062, and LEDA 26982.[4] It is located 638 million light years from Earth and has a diameter of about 160,000 thousand light-years. IC 2486 was discovered by Stéphane Javelle in May 1903.[5]

References

  1. ^ "IC 2486 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. ^ "IC 2486 - Spiral Galaxy in Leo | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ Ford, Dominic. "IC2486 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ "Revised IC Data for IC 2486". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  5. ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 2450 - 2499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.


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