IC 1654
| Galaxy IC 1654 |
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| IC 1654 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 15 m 11.883 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 11 ′ 41.36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (r) a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 42 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 452 group LGG 18 |
| Redshift | 0.016335 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 4897 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(225 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (69.1 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 6, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1654 • UGC 798 • PGC 4520 • CGCG 502-011 • MCG + 05-04-004 • IRAS F01124 + 2955 • 2MASX J01151181 + 3011415 • WISEA J011511.84 + 301141.1 • LDCE 74 NED048 | |
IC 1654 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBa in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 225 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter. 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 444 , NGC 452 , IC 1659 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 6, 1899 .