IC 178

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Galaxy
IC 178
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Constellation Andromeda
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 178
  3. Seligman