IC 1692

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Galaxy
IC 1692
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IC1692 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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Constellation fishes
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 24 m 39.5 s
declination + 33 ° 14 ′ 09 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 x 0.3
Position angle 140 °
Surface brightness 12.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 507 group  
Redshift 0.018429 ± 0.000110  
Radial velocity 5525 ± 33 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(253 ± 18)  x  10 6  ly
(77.7 ± 5.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stephane Javelle
Discovery date November 30, 1899
Catalog names
IC  1692 • PGC  5203 • CGCG  502-076 • 2MASX  J01243952 + 3314085 • GALEX J012439.47 + 331410.6 • 2MASS J01243952 + 3314085

IC 1692 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type E in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 253 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 30,000 ly.
In the same area of ​​the sky there are u. a. the galaxies NGC 515 , NGC 517 , IC 1690 , IC 1691 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 30, 1899 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1692
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key “IC 1692” overwrites the previously used key “IC1692”.