IC 116
| Galaxy IC 116 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 26 m 50.6 s |
| declination | -04 ° 58 ′ 56 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sd / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 129 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018303 ± 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | 5487 ± 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(247 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (75.8 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| diameter | 65,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 14, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 116 • PGC 5389 • MCG -01-04-049 • 2MASX J01265058-0458560 • NVSS J012650-045856 | |
IC 116 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SD in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is around 247 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 light years .
The galaxy IC 118 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 14, 1892 .