IC 1758
Galaxy IC 1758 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 56 m 52.5 s |
declination | -16 ° 32 ′ 31 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 15.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 16.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.60 'x 0.2' |
Position angle | 45 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.019333 ± 0.000177 |
Radial velocity | 5796 ± 53 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(258 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (79.2 ± 5.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Herbert A. Howe |
Discovery date | November 24, 1899 |
Catalog names | |
IC 1758 • PGC 170024 • 2MASX J01565247-1632315 • GALEX ASC J015652.43-163229.2 |
IC 1758 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 258 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 734 , NGC 756 , IC 1745 .
The object was discovered on November 24, 1899 by Herbert Alonzo Howe .