IC 1794
| Galaxy IC 1794 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 21 m 30.173 s |
| declination | + 15 ° 45 ′ 41.90 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.90 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 108 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013329 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 3996 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(182 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (55.7 ± 3.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | November 21, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1794 • PGC 8963 • CGCG 462-004 • MCG + 03-07-003 • IRAS 02187 + 1532 • 2MASX J02213017 + 1545419 • GALEX ASC J022130.21 + 154543.7 • LDCE 158 NED006 • NVSS J022130 + 154544 | |
IC 1794 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is around 182 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 50,000 light years.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 882 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on November 21, 1903 .