IC 1576
Galaxy IC 1576 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | sculptor |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 44 m 14.1 s |
declination | -25 ° 06 ′ 33 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sb |
Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 144 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | ESO 474-020 group |
Redshift | 0.054131 ± 0.000150 |
Radial velocity | 16,228 ± 45 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(725 ± 51) · 10 6 Lj (222.4 ± 15.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
Discovery date | November 3, 1898 |
Catalog names | |
IC 1576 • PGC 2630 • ESO 474-020 • MCG -04-02-045 • 2MASX J00441416-2506332 • GALEX ASC J004414.06-250632.6 |
IC 1576 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 725 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 150,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 253 , IC 1578 , IC 1581 , IC 1582 .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on November 3, 1898 .