IC 1666
| Galaxy IC 1666 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 19 m 53.4 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 28 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Scd: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 507 group LGG 26 |
| Redshift | 0.016278 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 4880 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(224 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (68.8 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | November 12, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1666 • UGC 857 • PGC 4782 • CGCG 502-030 • MCG + 05-04-019 • IRAS 01170 + 3212 • KUG 0117 + 322 • 2MASX J01195340 + 3228025 • GALEX ASC J011953.31 + 322802.2 • LDCE 74 NED051 | |
IC 1666 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 224 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 468 , NGC 472 , IC 92 , IC 1673 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 12, 1903 .