IC 1409

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Galaxy
IC 1409
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IC 1409 with LEDA 1018003 (l) [1] SDSS image of IC 1409
IC 1409 with LEDA 1018003 (l) SDSS image of IC 1409
AladinLite
Constellation Aquarius
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 21 h 53 m 19.6 s
declination -07 ° 29 ′ 59 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SBb  
Brightness  (visual) 15.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.0 mag
Angular expansion 0.50 '× 0.3'
Position angle 20 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.034416 ± 0.000073  
Radial velocity 10,318 ± 22 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(467 ± 33)  ·  10 6  Lj
(143.1 ± 10.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date September 17, 1892
Catalog names
IC  1409 • PGC  1017940 • 2MASX  J21531960-0729596 • GALEX ASC J215319.57-072958.0 • ASK 122863.0

IC 1409 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBb in the constellation Aquarius on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 467 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on September 17, 1892 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1409
  4. Seligman