IC 1729
| Galaxy IC 1729 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Chemical furnace |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 47 m 55.2 s |
| declination | -26 ° 53 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) 0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.60 'x 0.9' |
| Position angle | 150 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.005017 ± 0.000080 |
| Radial velocity | 1504 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(66 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (20.1 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | October 8, 1896 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1729 • PGC 6598 • ESO 477-004 • MCG -05-05-014 • 2MASX J01475527-2653319 • SGC 014537-2708.4 • 2MASS J01475525-2653315 | |
IC 1729 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Fornax in the southern sky . It is an estimated 66 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 689 .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on October 8, 1896 .