IC 2082

Galaxies

IC 2082 is a large, peculiar lenticular galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado. It is about 560 million light-years from Earth. DeLisle Stewart discovered it on December 7, 1899, and described it as either a galaxy pair or a binuclear galaxy. Structured data also identifies it as an interacting galaxy and as a radio and X-ray source.

Type: Large peculiar lenticular galaxy
Distance: About 560 million light-years
Discoverer: DeLisle Stewart, December 7, 1899

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Article: IC 2082 (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q3691752
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DESI Legacy Surveys / Dustin Lang (Perimeter Institute), https://www.legacysurvey.org//viewer/?ra=1.8161&dec=27.7081&layer=ls-dr9&zoom=16#IC%202082
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