IC 48

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Galaxy
IC 48 / IC 1577
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IC 48 [1] SDSS
IC 48 SDSS
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

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 48
  4. Seligman