IC 118
Galaxy IC 118 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 27 m 36.0 s |
declination | -04 ° 59 ′ 51 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 15.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.5 ′ |
Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.047063 ± 0.000150 |
Radial velocity | 14109 ± 45 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(632 ± 44) x 10 6 ly (193.9 ± 13.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | December 14, 1893 |
Catalog names | |
IC 112 • PGC 5446 • MCG -01-04-053 • 2MASX J01273603-0459505 • GALEX ASC J012736.01-045953.0 |
IC 118 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 632 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 14, 1893 .