De Vaucouleurs Atlas Type: SAB(s)m

Filter: B

Telescope: KPNO 2.1-m
North left , East down
Field Dimensions: 12.4 x 12.8 arcminutes

RC3 Type: SAB(s)m
RSA Type: ------
Surface Brightness Range Displayed: 18.0-27.0 mag per square arcsec
Absolute Blue Magnitude: -17.5

De Vaucouleurs Atlas Description:

IC 2574 is a Magellanic spiral similar in luminosity to the Small Magellanic Cloud. It shows the characteristic SBm asymmetry and a broad but fairly well-defined bar. Karachentsev (2005) lists IC 2574 as a member of the M81 Group at a distance of 4.0 Mpc.