IC 1659
Galaxy IC 1659 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 16 m 06.0 s |
declination | + 30 ° 20 ′ 57 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 20 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.022993 ± 0.000103 |
Radial velocity | 6893 ± 31 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(314 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (96.4 ± 6.8) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | December 6, 1899 |
Catalog names | |
IC 1659 • UGC 812 • PGC 4584 • CGCG 502-017 • MCG + 05-04-008 • 2MASX J01160599 + 3020568 • GALEX ASC J011606.02 + 302056.7 |
IC 1659 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 314 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 110,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 444 , NGC 452 , IC 1654 , among others .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 6, 1899 .