IC 103
| Galaxy IC 103 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 24 m 36.4 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 02 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 124 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 189 NGC 533 group |
| Redshift | 0.032022 ± 0.000025 |
| Radial velocity | 9600 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(432 ± 30) · 10 6 Lj (132.4 ± 9.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | November 5, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 103 • UGC 963 • PGC 5192 • CGCG 385-107 • MCG + 00-04-117 • 2MASX J01243643 + 0202392 • GALEX ASC J012436.38 + 020239.7 • GIN 68 | |
IC 103 is an elliptical galaxy with the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 432 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 115,000 ly. It is the namesake of the NGC 533 group .
The galaxies NGC 521 , NGC 533 , IC 105 and IC 109 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 5, 1891 .
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Attention: The sorting key "IC 0103" overwrites the previously used key "IC0103".