IC 1131

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Galaxy
IC 1131
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IC 1131 [1]
IC 1131
AladinLite
Constellation Snake
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 15 h 38 m 51.700 s
declination + 12 ° 04 ′ 50.34 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E1:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.8 mag
Angular expansion 0.70 '× 0.5'
Position angle 153 °
Surface brightness 12.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.006728 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 2017 ± 45 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(93 ± 7)  ·  10 6  ly
(28.5 ± 2.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date June 29, 1891
Catalog names
IC  1131 • PGC  55683 • CGCG  078-036 • MCG  + 02-40-008 • 2MASX  J15385172 + 1204498 • 2MASS J15385169 + 1204501 • WISEA J153851.70 + 120450.3 • LDCE 1138 NED004 • HOLM 717A

IC 1131 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Serpens north of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 93 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair together with NGC 5970 . In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 5957 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on June 29, 1891 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1131
  4. ↑ Seligman