IC 1628
Galaxy IC 1628 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | sculptor |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 08 m 47.5 s |
declination | -28 ° 34 ′ 56 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (r) 0-: / pec |
Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.10 'x 1.1' |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.019026 ± 0.000093 |
Radial velocity | 5704 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(254 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (77.9 ± 5.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | October 12, 1897 |
Catalog names | |
IC 1628 • PGC 4075 • ESO 412-007 • MCG -05-03-027 • 2MASX J01084753-2834565 • SGC 010624-2850.9 • |
IC 1628 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 / P in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is an estimated 254 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 423 .
The object was discovered on October 12, 1897 by the French astronomer Lewis Swift .