IC 178
Galaxy IC 178 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 58 m 54.9 s |
declination | + 36 ° 40 ′ 29 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sab |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 161 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.016138 ± 0.000012 |
Radial velocity | 4838 ± 4 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(222 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (68.1 ± 4.8) Mpc |
diameter | 65,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Truman Henry Safford |
Discovery date | November 8, 1866 |
Catalog names | |
IC 178 • UGC 1456 • PGC 7488 • CGCG 522-94 • MCG + 06-05-070 • IRAS 01559 + 3625 • LDCE 0115 NED039 |
IC 178 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Andromeda on the northern sky . It is around 225 million light years away from the Milky Way and around 65,000 light years in diameter .
The object was discovered on November 8, 1866 by Truman Henry Safford .