IC 1521
| Galaxy IC 1521 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 23 h 58 m 59.66 s |
| declination | -07 ° 08 ′ 48.4 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 '× 0.3' |
| Position angle | 110 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.028463 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 8533 ± 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(385 ± 27) x 10 6 ly (118.1 ± 8.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | September 16, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1521 • PGC 170418 • IRAS F23564-0725 • 2MASX J23585964-0708484 • GALEX ASC J235859.70-070847.8 • WISEA J235859.67-070848.0 • NVSS J235859-070848 | |
IC 1521 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 385 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on September 16, 1892 .