IC 1796
| Galaxy IC 1796 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 22 m 47.3 s |
| declination | -41 ° 22 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R?) SB0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 86 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.016918 ± 0.000133 |
| Radial velocity | 5072 ± 40 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(222 ± 16) · 10 6 ly (68.1 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Discovery date | 1901 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1796 • PGC 9041 • ESO 298-038 • MCG -07-06-001 • 2MASX J02224730-4122159 • SGC 022048-4135.9 • GALEX ASC J022247.24-412215.6 • LDCE 164 NED005 | |
IC 1796 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / SB0 in the constellation Phoenix in the southern sky . It is around 222 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 75,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 893 .
The property was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1901 .