IC 147
| Galaxy  IC 147  | 
|
|---|---|
| 
 | 
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale | 
| 
Position  equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0  | 
|
| Right ascension | 01 h 39 m 59.7 s | 
| declination | -14 ° 51 ′ 46 ″ | 
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc | 
| Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag | 
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag | 
| Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.6 ′ | 
| Position angle | 65 ° | 
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² | 
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.050225 +/- 0.000150 | 
| Radial velocity | 15057 +/- 45 km / s | 
| 
Stroke distance  v rad / H 0  | 
(673 ± 47)  ·  10 6  ly (206.3 ± 14.5) Mpc  | 
| diameter | 155,000 ly | 
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle | 
| Discovery date | December 7, 1893 | 
| Catalog names | |
| IC 147 • PGC 6164 • MCG -03-05-013 • IRAS 1375-1506 • 2MASX J01395976-1451454 • | |
IC 147 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Whale in the southern sky . It is about 673 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 155,000 light years .
The object was discovered on December 7, 1893 by Stéphane Javelle .
Individual evidence
Attention: The sorting key “IC 0147” overwrites the previously used key “IC0147”.