IC 141
| Galaxy IC 141 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 32 m 51.7 s |
| declination | -14 ° 48 ′ 53 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) bc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.037983 (± 0.000093) |
| Radial velocity | 11387 (± 28) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(509 ± 36) x 10 6 ly (156.1 ± 10.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 5, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 141 • PGC 5765 • MCG -03-05-004 • IRAS 1304-1504 • 2MASX J01325169-1448527 • GALEX ASC J013251.77-144850.4 | |
IC 141 is a spiral galaxy from the Hubble type SBBC in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 500 million light years from the Milky Way . On the line of sight from Earth, a star of the galaxy is superimposed. The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 5, 1891 .