IC 138
Galaxy IC 138 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
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 |
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.