IC 1679
| Galaxy IC 1679 |
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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 21 m 44.6 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 29 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.4 |
| Position angle | 54 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC-507 Group WBL 38 |
| Redshift | 0.017712 ± 0.000093 |
| Radial velocity | 5310 ± 28 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(244 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (74.7 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 2, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1679 • PGC 4944 • CGCG 502-048 • MCG + 05-04-027 • 2MASX J01214453 + 3329381 • GALEX ASC J012144.53 + 332937.1 • USGC U059 NED28 | |
IC 1679 is a galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 244 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 483 , IC 1680 , IC 1682 , IC 1684 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 2, 1899 .