IC 1618
| Galaxy IC 1618 |
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![IC 1618 & LEDA 212654 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:IC1618_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| IC 1618 & LEDA 212654 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 05 m 55.982 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 24 ′ 43.84 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.20 × 0.5 |
| Position angle | 159 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 452 group LGG 18 |
| Redshift | 0.015741 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | 4719 ± 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(218 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (66.7 ± 4.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Hermann Kobold |
| Discovery date | December 2, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1618 • UGC 671 • PGC 3899 • CGCG 501-078 • 2MASX J01055601 + 3224437 • GALEX MSC J010555.99 + 322444.3 • WISEA J010555.99 + 322443.7 | |
IC 1618 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 218 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Presumably it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair with PGC 212654 . Together with 21 other galaxies, it is a member of the NGC 452 group ( LGG 18 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 373 , NGC 375 , NGC 379 , NGC 380 .
The object was discovered on December 2, 1896 by the German astronomer Hermann Kobold .