IC 1687
| Galaxy IC 1687 |
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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 23 m 19.1 s |
| declination | + 33 ° 16 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | C / E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.50 × 0.3 |
| Position angle | 3 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 507 group LGG 26 |
| Redshift | 0.016742 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | (5019 ± 20) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(231 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (70.7 ± 5.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | December 1, 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1687 • PGC 5074 • CGCG 502-061 • MCG + 05-04-039 • 2MASX J01231911 + 3316392 • GALEX J012319.17 + 331640.2 • LDCE 74 NED067 | |
IC 1687 is a compact, elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type C / E3 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 231 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 503 , NGC 504 , NGC 507 , NGC 508 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on December 1, 1899 .