IC 1601
| Galaxy IC 1601 |
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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 34.8 s |
| declination | -24 ° 09 ′ 12 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 x 0.4 |
| Position angle | 117 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015067 ± 0.000107 |
| Radial velocity | 4517 ± 32 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(202 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (61.9 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | November 3, 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1601 • PGC 3287 • ESO 474-044 • MCG -04-03-032 • IRAS 00531-2425 • 2MASX J00553485-2409121 • GALEX ASC J005534.78-240912.3 | |
IC 1601 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is around 202 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 55,000 light years.
The galaxies IC 1599 and IC 1600 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by DeLisle Stewart on November 3, 1898 .