IC 48
Galaxy IC 48 / IC 1577 |
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IC 48 SDSS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 43 m 34.47 s |
declination | -08 ° 11 ′ 11.4 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (rs) 0 ^ 0 ^ / pec? |
Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.9 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
Position angle | 25 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 85 |
Redshift | 0.019880 (+/- 0.000067) |
Radial velocity | 5960 (+/- 20) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(269 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (82.5 ± 5.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Edward Barnard |
Discovery date | November 30, 1888 |
Catalog names | |
IC 48 • IC 1577 • PGC 2603 • MCG -01-03-001 • MCG -02-03-001 • IRAS 00410-0827 • 2MASX J00433448-0811114 • GALEX ASC J004334.47-081110.4 • LDCE 45 NED003 • NVSS J004334- 081115 |
IC 48 = IC 1577 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 269 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Edward Barnard on November 30, 1888 .