IC 1161
| Galaxy IC 1161 |
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| IC 1161 & LEDA 1489740 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 01 m 16.8 s |
| declination | + 15 ° 38 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 2147 |
| Redshift | 0.036782 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 11,027 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(497 ± 35) · 10 6 ly (152.3 ± 10.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | August 1, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1161 • PGC 56695 • CGCG 108-054 • MCG + 03-41-036 • 2MASX J16011679 + 1538435 • GALEX ASC J160116.86 + 153844.0 • GIN 459 • USGC U741 NED65 | |
IC 1161 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Serpens at the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 467 million light years from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 1489740 it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair .
The galaxies IC 1155 , IC 1157 , IC 1160 , IC 1163 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on August 1, 1891 .