IC 2759

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IC 2759
Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of IC 2759 (above) and PGC 34882 (below)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 22m 13.280s
Declination+24d 19m 01.80s
Redshift0.025684
Heliocentric radial velocity7,700 km/s
Distance350 Mly (107 Mpc)
Group or clusterHickson 51
Apparent magnitude (V)15.5
Characteristics
TypeE, S0?, E2
Size42,000 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]

Supernova

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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]

Hickson 51

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The seven galaxies of Hickson Compact Group 51

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]

References

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  1. ^ Astronomy, Go. "IC 2759 | galaxy in Leo | IC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  2. ^ a b "Revised IC Data for IC 2759". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ Ford, Dominic. "IC2759 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  5. ^ "Index Catalog Objects: IC 2750 - 2799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  6. ^ "Principal Galaxy Catalog (PGC) Objects 34500 to 34999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  7. ^ "Hickson 51 - Astronomy Magazine - Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes". cs.astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  8. ^ a b "SN 2020lyo | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  9. ^ a b "Discovery certificate for object 2020lyo | Transient Name Server". www.wis-tns.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  10. ^ a b "Bright Supernovae - 2020". www.rochesterastronomy.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  11. ^ "Mantrap Skies Astronomical Image Catalog: HCG051". images.mantrapskies.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  12. ^ "Reference Lookup | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  13. ^ Hickson, P. (1982-04-01). "Systematic properties of compact groups of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 255: 382–391. Bibcode:1982ApJ...255..382H. doi:10.1086/159838. ISSN 0004-637X.
  14. ^ "Hickson's Compact Groups (HCG) of Galaxies". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.