IC 2628

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Leo}}

{{Infobox galaxy|name=IC 2628|image=File:IC2628 - SDSS DR14.jpg|caption=SDSS image of IC 2628|constellation name=Leo|ra=11h 11m 37.87s|dec=+12d 07m 19.14s|z=0.042168|dist_ly=601 Mly (184.3 Mpc)|h_radial_v=12,382 km/s|appmag_v=17.68|type=SBa, Sa|size=135,000 ly|names=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|epoch=J2000|size_v=0.71' x 0.66'}}

IC 2628 is a type SBa barred spiral galaxy with a ring{{Cite web |title=HyperLeda -object description |url=http://atlas.obs-hp.fr/hyperleda/ledacat.cgi?o=IC%202628 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=atlas.obs-hp.fr}} located in Leo constellation.{{Cite web |last=Astronomy |first=Go |title=IC 2628 {{!}} galaxy in Leo {{!}} IC List {{!}} GO ASTRONOMY |url=https://www.go-astronomy.com/ic.php?ID=2748 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Go-Astronomy.com |language=en-US}} It is located 600 million light-years from the Solar System and has an approximate diameter of 135,000 light-years.{{Cite web |title=Your NED Search Results |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?search_type=Obj_id&objid=25597&objname=1&img_stamp=YES&hconst=73.0&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}} IC 2628 was discovered on March 27, 1906, by Max Wolf and is classified as a ring galaxy due to its peculiar appearance.{{Cite web |title=Galactic rings revisited – I. CVRHS classifications of 3962 ringed galaxies from the Galaxy Zoo 2 Database |url=https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/471/4/4027/3980210?login=false |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=academic.oup.com}}{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Ethan |title=Astronomy's Most Perfect Ring Galaxy, Hoag's Object, Is Still A Mystery After 70 Years |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/07/08/astronomys-most-perfect-ring-galaxy-hoags-object-is-still-a-mystery-after-70-years/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Forbes |language=en}} The galaxy has a surface brightness of magnitude 23.8 and located at right ascension (11:11:37.8) and declination (+12:07:21) respectively.{{Cite web |title=Revised IC Data for IC 2628 |url=https://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?IC2628 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=spider.seds.org}}