IC 1596
| Galaxy IC 1596 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 54 m 42.8 s |
| declination | + 21 ° 31 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.008920 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 2674 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(126 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.5 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 17, 1897 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1596 • UGC 550 • PGC 3219 • CGCG 458-009 • MCG + 03-03-007 • 2MASX J00544282 + 2131215 • GALEX ASC J005442.78 + 213121.7 • KIG 39 | |
IC 1596 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 126 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 17, 1897 .