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Galaxy in the constellation Leo
| IC 2628 |
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| Constellation | Leo |
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| Right ascension | 11h 11m 37.87s |
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| Declination | +12d 07m 19.14s |
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| Redshift | 0.042168 |
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| Heliocentric radial velocity | 12,382 km/s |
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| Distance | 601 Mly (184.3 Mpc) |
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| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.68 |
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| Type | SBa, Sa |
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| Size | 135,000 ly |
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| Apparent size (V) | 0.71' x 0.66' |
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| 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]
