| IC 2498 | |
|---|---|
 Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of spiral galaxy IC 2498 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 09h 41m 21.93s |
| Declination | +28° 06′ 52.12″ |
| Redshift | 0.033006 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9,895km/s |
| Distance | 469Mly (143.7Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.94 x 0.34 arcmin |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 152-049,2MASX J09412191+2806518, AGC 190436, NSA 085284,PGC 27668,2MASS J09412193+2806519,SDSS J09412193+280652.0, UZC J094121.9+280652,LEDA 27668 | |
IC 2498 known asPGC 27668, is a type Sb[1]barred spiral galaxy located in constellationLeo.[2][3] It is located 469 millionlight-years away from theSolar System[4] and was discovered byStephane Javelle on April 30, 1896.[5]
Onesupernova has been discovered in IC 2498 so far: SN 2022eaf.
SN 2022eaf
SN 2022eaf was discovered on March 2, 2022[6] by a team ofastronomers, J. Tonry, L. Dennau, H. Weiland fromUniversity of Hawaii, A. Heinze, B. Stalder from LSST, A. Rest from STScl, C, Stubbs fromHarvard University along with other colleagues fromQueen's University Belfast,Stockholm andESO,[7] on the behalf ofATLAS program (Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System).[8] SN 2022eaf had amagnitude of 19.1, and a right ascension of (09h 41m 21s.597) with declination of (28 degrees 06' 38".24).[6] The supernova had a redshift of 0.033006 and was classified asType Ia.[9]
