IC 1618
Galaxy IC 1618 |
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IC 1618 & LEDA 212654 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
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 |
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 .