IC 2628

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]

IC 2628
SDSS image of IC 2628
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Leo
Right ascension	11h 11m 37.87s
Declination	+12d 07m 19.14s
Redshift	0.042168
Heliocentric radial velocity	12,382 km/s
Distance	601 Mly (184.3 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	17.68
Characteristics
Type	SBa, Sa
Size	135,000 ly
Apparent size (V)	0.71' x 0.66'
Other designations
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

See also

• List of ring galaxies
• PGC 1000714
• Hoag's Object
• NGC 6028