IC 121
Galaxy IC 121 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 28 m 21.8 s |
declination | + 02 ° 30 ′ 47 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sbc |
Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.90 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 108 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.030361 ± 0.000073 |
Radial velocity | 9102 ± 22 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(410 ± 29) · 10 6 ly (125.6 ± 8.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | January 6, 1894 |
Catalog names | |
IC 121 • UGC 1053 • PGC 5492 • CGCG 385-154 • MCG + 00-04-159 • 2MASX J01282178 + 0230469 • |
IC 121 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Cetus on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 410 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 6, 1894 .