IC 1581
| Galaxy IC 1581 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 45 m 46.3 s |
| declination | -25 ° 55 ′ 13 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc: / Edge-On |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 46 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.036900 ± 0.000213 |
| Radial velocity | (11,062 ± 64) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(494 ± 35) · 10 6 ly (151.5 ± 10.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | November 3, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1581 • PGC 2676 • ESO 474-023 • 2MASX J00454630-2555126 • GALEX ASC J004546.41-255510.6 | |
IC 1581 is a spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 494 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 253 / IC 1576 , IC 1578 , IC 1579 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on November 3, 1898 .