IC 1781
Galaxy IC 1781 |
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IC 1781 with LEDA 1141900 (ro) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 06 m 52.8 s |
declination | -00 ° 31 ′ 05 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 14.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.40 'x 0.4' |
Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.043393 ± 0.000055 |
Radial velocity | 13.009 ± 16 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(583 ± 41) · 10 6 Lj (178.6 ± 12.5) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stephane Javelle |
Discovery date | November 20, 1903 |
Catalog names | |
IC 1781 • PGC 8067 • CGCG 387-037 • KUG 0204-007 • 2MASX J02065277-0031053 • GALEX MSC J020652.78-003103.7 • LEDA 8067 |
IC 1781 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type S in the constellation Whale south of the celestial equator . It is around 583 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 70,000 ly.
The galaxy IC 204 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 20, 1903 .