IC 100

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Galaxy
IC 100
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 22 m 53.9 s
declination -04 ° 38 ′ 35 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB0-:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.7 mag
Angular expansion 1.10 x 0.8
Position angle 99 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.017535 ± 0.000067  
Radial velocity 5257 ± 20 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(237 ± 17)  ·  10 6  ly
(72.7 ± 5.1)  Mpc 
diameter 75,000 ly
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date December 14, 1892
Catalog names
IC  100 • PGC  5029 • MCG  -01-04-030 • 2MASX  J01225395-0438353 • GALEX ASC J012253.80-043834.4 • USGC S047 NED03

IC 100 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is around 237 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 75,000 light years .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 14, 1892 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 100
  3. Seligman