IC 1600
| Galaxy IC 1600 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 55 m 04.2 s |
| declination | -23 ° 31 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.80 'x 0.4' |
| Position angle | 88 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.039114 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 11,726 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(524 ± 37) · 10 6 ly (160.7 ± 11.3) Mpc |
| diameter | 105,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | November 3, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1600 • PGC 3253 • ESO 474-043 • MCG -04-03-031 • IRAS F00526-2347 • 2MASX J00550423-2331296 • GALEX ASC J005504.26-233129.9 | |
IC 1600 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is around 524 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 125,000 light years .
The galaxies IC 1599 and IC 1601 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on November 3, 1898 .