IC 1724
| Galaxy IC 1724 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 43 m 09.7 s |
| declination | -34 ° 14 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 +: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 'x 0.5' |
| Position angle | 126 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012679 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 3801 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(167 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.3 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1724 • PGC 6328 • ESO 353-035 • MCG -06-04-068 • 2MASX J01430966-3414305 • SGC 014055-3429.6 • GALEX ASC J014309.65-341431.5 • USGC S063 NED02 | |
IC 1724 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Sculptor in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 167 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 1722 .
The property was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1899 .