IC 1521
Galaxy IC 1521 |
|
---|---|
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , 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 .