IC 1566

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Galaxy
IC 1566
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IC 1566 [1]
IC 1566
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1566
  4. ↑ Seligman