| IC 2759 | |
|---|---|
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 2759 (above) and PGC 34882 (below)
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 22m 13.280s |
| Declination | +24d 19m 01.80s |
| Redshift | 0.025684 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,700 km/s |
| Distance | 350 Mly (107 Mpc) |
| Grouporcluster | Hickson 51 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E, S0?, E2 |
| Size | 42,000 ly |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 34881, ARK 290, CGCG 126-041, MCG +04-27-027, 2MASX J11221325+2419017, HCG 051E, WBL 326-003, 2CXO J112213.2+241901, 2XMM J112213.1+241900, NSA 139264, 2MASS J11221327+2419023, SDSS J112213.28+241901.7, LEDA 34881 | |
IC 2759 is a small type E elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Leo.[1][2][3] It is located 350 million light-years away from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on April 24, 1897, by Guillaume Bigourdan.[5] Sometimes IC 2759 is confused with the spiral galaxy, PGC 34882 which is located south of the galaxy.[6][7]
One supernova has been discovered in IC 2759 so far: SN 2020lyo.
SN 2020lyo
SN 2020lyo[8] was discovered in IC 2759 by astronomer, Dr. David Bersier[9] on 8 June 2020 from All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN).[10] via a Liverpool Telescope.[9] It was 0".5 west and 0".0 south of the nucleus and located at redshift of 0.027.[10] The supernova was Type Ia.[8]
IC 2759 is a member of Hickson 51.[11][12] It was one of the galaxies observed by Paul Hickson, when he published his article in 1982.[13] The other galaxies in Hickson 51, are NGC 3651, PGC 34882, NGC 3653, PGC 34907, PGC 34899 or NGC 3651 NED02 and PGC 34901.[14] IC 2759 in this case, is listed as HCG 51E.[2]
