IC 1170
| Galaxy IC 1170 |
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| SDSS image from IC 1170 (see Aladin Lite ) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 04 m 31.7 s |
| declination | + 17 ° 43 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 ^ 0 ^ |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 88 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 2151 |
| Redshift | 0.032166 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 9643 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(435 ± 30) x 10 6 ly (133.4 ± 9.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | June 27, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1170 • PGC 056955 • CGCG 108-101 NED01 • 2MASX J16043169 + 1743172 • GALEX ASC J160431.68 + 174316.4 | |
IC 1170 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Hercules at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 435 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across. The galaxy is a member of the Hercules galaxy cluster Abell 2151 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 6039 , NGC 6040 , NGC 6041 , NGC 6042 .
The object was discovered on June 27, 1892 by Stéphane Javelle .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Spectrum .de: Labeled surrounding image