IC 138
| Galaxy IC 138 |
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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 33 m 02.0 s |
| declination | -00 ° 41 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) c |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 30 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 194 |
| Redshift | 0.015464 ± 0.000066 |
| Radial velocity | 4636 ± 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(209 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (64.2 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Aaron Skinner |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1867 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 138 • UGC 1106 • PGC 5328 • CGCG 386-005 • MCG + 00-05-003 • 2MASX J01330196-0041235 • GALEX ASC J013301.93-004121.9 | |
IC 138 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Whale. It is estimated to be 209 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Aaron Nichols Skinner on September 27, 1867.