IC 1404
| Galaxy IC 1404 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Capricorn |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 50 m 56.4 s |
| declination | -09 ° 16 ′ 00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.8' |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017946 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | 5380 ± 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(246 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (75.4 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | August 27, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1404 • PGC 170377 • 2MASX J21505637-0915594 • GALEX ASC J215056.47-091557.8 • 2MASS J21505638-0915596 | |
IC 1404 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation of Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 246 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on August 27, 1892 .