IC 1521

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Galaxy
IC 1521
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Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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  
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1521
  3. Seligman