IC 1786

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Galaxy
IC 1786
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IC 1786 [1]
IC 1786
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 16 m 05.63 s
declination + 05 ° 08 ′ 43.7 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S.  
Brightness  (visual) 14.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.2 mag
Angular expansion 0.4 ′ × 0.2 ′
Position angle 160 °
Surface brightness 11.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation isolated  
Redshift 0.030131 ± 0.000060  
Radial velocity 9033 ± 18 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(405 ± 28)  ·  10 6  Lj
(124.3 ± 8.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date November 24, 1903
Catalog names
IC  1786 • PGC  8662 • CGCG  413-067 • 2MASX  J02160561 + 0508436 • GALEX ASC J021605.62 + 050844.0 • NSA 131552 • WISEA J021605.65 + 050843.7

IC 1786 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is around 405 million light years from the Milky Way and around 45,000 light years in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 864 and IC 214 .

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 24, 1903 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : IC 1786
  4. Seligman