IC 1566
Galaxy IC 1566 |
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IC 1566 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 39 m 33.356 s |
declination | + 06 ° 48 ′ 54.51 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E / S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 'x 0.6' |
Position angle | 126 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation |
Abell 76 WBL 16 |
Redshift | 0.039944 ± 0.000039 |
Radial velocity | 11,975 ± 12 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(540 ± 38) · 10 6 ly (165.5 ± 11.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | November 24, 1897 |
Catalog names | |
IC 1566 • PGC 73393 • CGCG 409-058 • MCG + 01-02-048 • 2MASX J00393335 + 0648541 • GALEX ASC J003933.37 + 064855.7 • NSA 127413 |
IC 1566 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 540 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 110,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 1565 , IC 1568 , IC 1569 , IC 1570 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 24, 1897 .