IC 1721
| Galaxy IC 1721 |
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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 41 m 24.4 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 31 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.00 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 94 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014340 ± 0.000120 |
| Radial velocity | 4299 ± 36 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(195 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.9 ± 4.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | January 17, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1721 • UGC 1187 • PGC 6235 • CGCG 412-015 • MCG + 01-05-019 • 2MASX J01412439 + 0831317 • GALEX ASC J014124.47 + 083131.6 • NSA 130189 | |
IC 1721 is a galaxy in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 195 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 1723 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on January 17, 1896 .