IC 1408
| Galaxy IC 1408 |
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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 53 m 09.0 s |
| declination | -13 ° 20 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.00 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 33 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.017732 +/- 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 5316 +/- 36 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(242 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.3 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | November 2, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1408 • PGC 67574 • MCG -02-55-007 • 2MASX J21530900-1320481 • 2MASS J21530901-1320482 • LDCE 1485 NED002 | |
IC 1408 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Capricorn on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 242 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 2, 1891 .
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Attention: The sorting key “IC 1408” overwrites the previously used key “IC1408”.