IC 1054

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Galaxy
IC 1054
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SDSS image from IC 1054 [1]
SDSS image from IC 1054
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 14 h 46 m 31.243 s
declination + 01 ° 16 ′ 29.11 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 1.00 'x 0.6'
Position angle 13 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation WBL 514  
Redshift 0.027369 ± 0.000073  
Radial velocity (8205 ± 22) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(367 ± 26)  ·  10 6  ly
(112.4 ± 7.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date June 8, 1893
Catalog names
IC  1054 • UGC  9514 • PGC  52752 • CGCG  020-014 • 2MASX  J14463127 + 0116286 • 2MASS J14463122 + 0116292 • WISEA J144631.24 + 011629.2 • NSA 015249

IC 1054 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 367 million light years from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5738 , NGC 5740 , NGC 5746 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 8, 1893 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1054
  4. Seligman