IC 1116

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Galaxy
IC 1116
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with LEDA 1347191, 2MASX J15214929 + 0826379 & LEDA 94742 [1] (right from top to bottom)
with LEDA 1347191 , 2MASX J15214929 + 0826379 & LEDA 94742 ( right from o. n. u. )
AladinLite
Constellation Snake
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 15 h 21 m 55.3 s
declination + 08 ° 25 ′ 26 ″
Appearance
Morphological type cD / E / S0  
Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′ × 0.8 ′
Position angle 174 °
Surface brightness 13.3 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 2063
WBL 566-002  
Redshift 0.039137 ± 0.000063  
Radial velocity 11,733 ± 19 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(526 ± 37)  ·  10 6  ly
(161.3 ± 11.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery Edward D. Swift
Discovery date June 19, 1890
Catalog names
IC  1116 • PGC  54848 • CGCG  077-085 • MCG  + 02-39-017 • 2MASX  J15215529 + 0825259 • GIN 406 • GIN 435

IC 1116 is a c D galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Snake in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 526 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 190,000 ly
. a. the galaxies NGC 5919 and NGC 5920 .

The object was discovered on June 19, 1890 by Edward D. Swift .

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 1116
  4. Seligman