| Leo II / Galaxy, type dE |
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| R.A. | 11h 13m 29.3s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +22° 09' 12" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 10.1×9.0' |
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| Radial Velocity | +90km/s |
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| Magnitude | 11.9 |
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| Distance | 670 thousand light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | Local Group |
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| Other IDs | MCG +4-27-5, DDO 93
Anon 1110+22, PGC 34176 |
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An indistinct dwarf galaxy in 30 arc minutes north of delta Leo, forming the back of Lion, has a name of Leo II.
The galaxy belongs to the Local Group of Galaxy, about 670 thousand light years away.
Leo II has a diameter of about 10 arc minutes, fairly larger one but very dimmed galaxy,
so discovered in 1950 with another dwarf galaxy of Leo I just north of Regulus.
This image has been cropped with an equivalent focal length of 1000mm.
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