IC 1645

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Galaxy
IC 1642/1645
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 12 m 27.3 s
declination + 15 ° 45 ′ 00 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E / S0 / LINER  
Brightness  (visual) 15.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.5 mag
Angular expansion 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 160  
Redshift 0.038030 ± 0.000050  
Radial velocity 11,401 ± 15 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(514 ± 36)  ·  10 6  ly
(157.7 ± 11.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date January 29, 1897
Catalog names
IC  1645 • PGC  95507 • CGCG  436-009 • MCG  + 02-04-008 • 2MASX  J01122734 + 1545000 • GIN 43

IC 1645 = IC 1642 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 514 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 60,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky is the galaxy IC 1646 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 29, 1897 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 1645
  3. Seligman