IC 1799
| Galaxy IC 1799 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 28 m 45.9 s |
| declination | + 45 ° 58 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.10 × 0.4 |
| Position angle | 34 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 57 |
| Redshift | 0.016748 +/- 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 5021 +/- 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(230 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (70.6 ± 4.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Guillaume Bigourdan |
| Discovery date | January 28, 1891 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 1799 • UGC 1943 • PGC 9432 • CGCG 553-014 • MCG + 08-05-012 • 2MASX 2284584 + 4558142 • GALEX ASC J022845.93 + 455815.5 | |
IC 1799 is a galaxy of Hubble type S? in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is an estimated 230 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 933 and PGC 9186 , it forms the small IC 1799 group ( LGG 57 ).
The galaxy NGC 920 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on January 28, 1891.
IC 1799 group ( LGG 57 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| IC 1799 | PGC 9186 | 230 |
| PGC 9432 | UGC 1867 | 238 |
| NGC 933 | PGC 9465 | 234 |