IC 1779
| Galaxy IC 1779 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 06 m 25.9 s |
| declination | + 03 ° 42 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E3 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.3' |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.031922 ± 0.000123 |
| Radial velocity | 9570 ± 37 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(430 ± 30) · 10 6 ly (131.7 ± 9.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | November 20, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1779 • PGC 8039 • CGCG 387-035 • 2MASX J02062594 + 0342215 • GALEX ASC J020625.91 + 034221.0 | |
IC 1779 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 430 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 ly in diameter.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 20, 1903 .